apocrypha

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English apocrypha, apocrifa, apocrif, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”, thus “(books) of unknown authorship”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “I hide”). Properly plural (the singular would be apocryphon), but commonly treated as a collective singular. “Apocryphal” meaning “of doubtful authenticity” is first attested in English in 1590. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈpɒk.ɹə.fə/ === Noun === apocrypha plural of apocryphon === Noun === apocrypha (usually uncountable, plural apocrypha or apocryphas) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively). ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “apocrypha”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “apocrypha, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “apocrypha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “apocrypha”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “apocrypha”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 == Latin == === Adjective === apocrypha inflection of apocryphus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === apocryphā ablative feminine singular of apocryphus === References === "apocrypha", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)