Both Uses
genuine
in
In the Unlikely Event
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- The floor is genuine maple, the best for tap.†
p. 268.1 *genuine = real
- She pretend-slapped the side of her head and tried to laugh, not a genuine laugh, a nervous laugh.†
p. 405.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(genuine) real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)