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apocryphal
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synonyms: spurious ???
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Definition:of questionable accuracy or truthfulness, as an urban legend.
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The paragraph from the 'Courier and Enquirer,' which is now going the rounds of the press, and which purports to claim the invention for a Mr. Kissam, of Brunswick, Maine, appears to me, I confess, a little apocryphal, for several reasons; although there is nothing either impossible or very improbable in the statement made.
Edgar Allan Poe. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2
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After the birth of the twins, there are few historical traces of Shakespeare until he is mentioned as part of the London theatre scene in 1592. Because of this gap, scholars refer to the years between 1585 and 1592 as Shakespeare's "lost years". Biographers attempting to account for this period have reported many apocryphal stories.
William Shakespeare. Hamlet (intro)
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I sat down in the mermaid chair. It was hard and uncomfortable; some said it was made from a single piece of birch, though I imagine that was just more apocrypha.
Sue Monk Kidd. The Mermaid Chair, p.112 (2005)
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