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genuine [ gen·u·ine ]
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1. Truly what something is said to be; authentic.
genuine 24-carat gold
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2. (of a person, emotion, or action) sincere.
there was genuine affection in his voice
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1. Late 16th century (in the sense ‘natural or proper’): from Latin genuinus, of uncertain origin; perhaps from genu ‘knee’ (with reference to the Roman custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn child by placing it on his knee), or related to gignere ‘create, beget’.
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