forgery
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈfɔrdʒəri/
:
falsificación
- The detective discovered that the document was a forgery, created to mislead the investigation.
- document forgery
- art forgery
- digital forgery
The notoriety of this art forgery caught the attention of ABC News.
- The notoriety of this art forgery caught the attention of ABC News.
- And sadly, this painting proved to be a forgery.
- How would Christians know what information to value, which texts to read and what are forgeries or whatever that they should just ignore?
- And it's, it's, it's like an anti-Semitic forgery and anti-Semitic forgery.
- And I'm, and hopefully it's a it's in the genre, it's a art forgery comedy.
- Well, if he's great at the time when, when these forgeries, you wouldn't be able to tell that it was a forgery.
Examples
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- It's a forgery!
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The notoriety of this art forgery caught the attention of ABC News.
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Does she know it's a forgery?
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Why would somebody make such an excellent forgery? A simple explanation.
Fiction book (1999) -
So does a forgery have less aesthetic value than an original?
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It's a very good forgery, considering it matches your hand exactly.
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It's a forgery.
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Most of the old paintings in Beijing are forgeries and are not as good as recent works made by skilled artists.
Academic text (2015) -
When Kidd claimed the check was a forgery, Cook presented three handwriting experts who confirmed the signature was hers.
Academic text (2009) -
In every aspect, including the distorted anatomy of one robed arm, these pictures shout forgery.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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6.3
A false copy of money or documents made to trick people
Something made to look real but is not genuine
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forgery comes from forge, which once meant 'to shape' metal in a blacksmith's shop, so a forgery is a thing someone has made to look like the real original.