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How to pronounce “spurious”
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Pronunciation guide for spurious
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of spurious with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science 14 minutes, 20 seconds
what you can see is, on this side, spurious false negatives,
- Definition summary
- False, not authentic, not genuine.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce spurious
Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science 14 minutes, 20 seconds

what you can see is, on this side, spurious false negatives,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “spurious”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- False, not authentic, not genuine.
- Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.
- (archaic) Bastardly, illegitimate.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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