non-genuine

non--gen·u·ine

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Definitions of non-genuine word

adjective non-genuine possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique. 1
adjective non-genuine properly so called: a genuine case of smallpox. 1
adjective non-genuine free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere: a genuine person. 1
adjective non-genuine descended from the original stock; pure in breed: a genuine Celtic people. 1

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Latin genuīnus innate, natural, equivalent to genu, as in ingenuus native (see ingenuous) + -īnus -ine1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".