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genuine
adjective
not fake or counterfeit
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ˈdʒɛnjuːˌɪn
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adjective
not fake or counterfeit
“a genuine Picasso”
adjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
“genuine emotion”
adjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
“her actual motive”
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a genuine Picasso
genuine leather
genuine emotion
her interest in people was unfeigned
true grief
her actual motive
{'source': 'G.K.Chesterton', 'text': 'a literal solitude like a desert'}
a genuine dilemma
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