The Only Use of
apocryphal
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- The marriage was to make no change in their place of residence; they had been able to extend it, by taking to themselves the upper rooms formerly belonging to the apocryphal invisible lodger, and they desired nothing more.†
Chpt 2.17
Definitions:
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(1)
(apocryphal) being of questionable authenticity or truth
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Apocryphal can also indicate that something is from the Apocrypha (writings included in some bibles, but not others). Link to the Wikipedia articles for an interesting discussion.