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Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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apocryphal \uh-POK-ruh-fuhl\, adjective:

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1. (Bible) Pertaining to the Apocrypha.

2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority or authenticity; equivocal; fictitious; spurious; false.

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B.O., the apocryphal president!

--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog

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Apocryphal ultimately derives from Greek apokruphos, "hidden (hence, spurious)," from apokruptein, "to hide away," from apo-, "away, from" + kruptein, "to hide."