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genuinely

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Genuine  \Gen"u*ine\,  a.  [L.  genuinus  fr  genere,  gignere  to 
  beget,  in  pass.,  to  be  born:  cf  F.  g['e]nuine.  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}.  --  {Gen"u*ine*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Gen"u*ine*ness},  n. 
 
  The  evidence,  both  internal  and  external,  against 
  the  genuineness  of  these  letters,  is  overwhelming. 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  genuinely 
  adv  1:  in  accordance  with  truth  or  fact  or  reality;  "she  was  now 
  truly  American";  "a  genuinely  open  society";  "they 
  don't  really  listen  to  us"  [syn:  {truly},  {really}] 
  2:  genuinely;  with  authority;  "it  is  authentically  British" 
  [syn:  {authentically}]




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