apocryphal
/əˈpɒkrɪfl/adjective
उच्चारण अपॉक्रिफ़ल
संदिग्ध, अप्रामाणिक, कपोलकल्पित
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(of a story) well known, but probably not true
संदिग्ध, अप्रामाणिक, कपोलकल्पित
- The story of Newton and the apple may be apocryphal.
- The tale that the king wept at the sight of the river is probably apocryphal.
- The anecdote about the poet's last words is probably apocryphal.
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- Many apocryphal stories are told about the founder of the school.
- It sounds apocryphal that he finished the whole book in one night.
Synonyms fictitious legendary mythical dubious unverified
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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a·poc·ry·phal
With -cry- and -phal (not 'apocraphal' or 'apocryfal').
बीच में -cry- और अंत में -phal ('apocraphal' या 'apocryfal' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the not-true words together: apocryphal (widely told but probably not true), fictitious (invented), spurious (false), legendary, mythical.
असत्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: apocryphal (व्यापक रूप से कही जाने वाली पर शायद असत्य), fictitious (गढ़ी हुई), spurious (झूठा), legendary, mythical।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Apocrypha, books of the Bible whose authorship is doubtful.
Apocrypha से, बाइबल की वे पुस्तकें जिनका लेखकत्व संदिग्ध है।