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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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