spuria
English edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin spuria, the nominative neuter plural form of spurius, whence spurious; compare trivia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: spyo͝oəʹrĭə, IPA(key): /ˈspjʊəɹɪə/
Noun edit
spuria pl (plural only)
- Spurious things; especially, a counterfeit or forged written work or one of doubtful attribution.
- 1790, The Gentleman’s Magazine, volume 67, page 292:
- The laſt will and teſtament of Grunnius, a Roman pig, publiſhed among Gruter’s Spuria, betrays not more evident marks of impoſition.
See also edit
References edit
- “spuria, n. pl.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
spuria
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- spuria: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.a/, [ˈs̠pʊriä]
- spuria: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.a/, [ˈspuːriä]
- spuriā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.aː/, [ˈs̠pʊriäː]
- spuriā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspu.ri.a/, [ˈspuːriä]
Adjective edit
spuria
- inflection of spurius:
Adjective edit
spuriā