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  • adjective Not authentic.

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non- +‎ authentic

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Examples

  • They would get all nostalgic about the food they missed and how nonauthentic the Arab foods in America were.

    An Arabic Meal to remember « Salt and Pepper. 2006

  • They would get all nostalgic about the food they missed and how nonauthentic the Arab foods in America were.

    2006 March 03 « Salt and Pepper. 2006

  • If so, I suggest they be returned as "nonauthentic."

    'Nonauthentic' Thrills 2008

  • It was the Muslim high court which examined all possibly nonauthentic converts to the Islamic religion seeking to enter Mecca.

    The Autobiography of Malcolm X X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 1964

  • People should get over the idea that because of the complex textual history of "Hoffmann" - Offenbach worked on versions for two different theaters and died before establishing a definitive text - it is necessary to include nonauthentic material in performance or the opera won't work on stage.

    NYT > Home Page By GEORGE LOOMIS 2011

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