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pseudepigraphy

noun pseud·epig·ra·phy \-fē\

Definition of PSEUDEPIGRAPHY

:  the ascription of false names of authors to works
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Origin of PSEUDEPIGRAPHY

Greek pseudepigraphos
First Known Use: circa 1842

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