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   genuine (?), a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. génuine. See Gender.] Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, “a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials.” “True, genuine night.”  Dryden.
   
   Syn. -- Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated. See Authentic.
   
   -- Genuinely, adv. -- Genuineness, n.
   
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   The evidence, both internal and external, against the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming. Macaulay.
   
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