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111Apocrypha — late 14c., neuter plural of L.L. apocryphus secret, not approved for public reading, from Gk. apokryphos hidden; obscure, thus (books) of unknown authorship (especially those included in the Septuagint and Vulgate but not originally written in… …
112folk — [fəʊk] plural noun 1》 (also folks) informal people in general. ↘(one s folks) chiefly N. Amer. one s family, especially one s parents. 2》 (also folk music) traditional music of unknown authorship, transmitted orally. 3》 [as modifier]… …
113anonymous — a. Nameless, without the name of the author, of unknown authorship, unacknowledged (of writings) …
114Athanasian Creed — /æθəˌneɪʒən ˈkrid/ (say athuh.nayzhuhn kreed) noun Theology a (probably) post Augustinian creed of the Christian faith, of unknown authorship, formerly ascribed to Athanasius …
115apocrypha — n. pl. books of unknown authorship; uncanonical books, especially those of Septuagint and Vulgate. ♦ apocryphal, a. of doubtful origin …
116folk — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) (also folks) informal people in general. 2) (one s folks) one s family, especially one s parents. 3) (also folk music) traditional music of unknown authorship, transmitted orally. 4) (before another noun ) originating from the… …
117crypt — [18] The Greek adjective kruptós meant ‘hidden’. From it was derived kruptikós, which passed into English via late Latin crypticus as cryptic [17]. The feminine form of the original Greek adjective, krúptē, was used as a noun meaning literally… …
118Athanasian Creed — n. a 4th 5th cent. statement of Christian beliefs of unknown authorship, formerly attributed to Athanasius: as opposed to Arianism, it emphasizes faith in the Trinity …
119ballad — [bal′əd] n. [ME balad < OFr ballade, dancing song < OProv ballada, (poem for a) dance < balar, to dance < LL ballare: see BALL2] 1. a romantic or sentimental song with the same melody for each stanza 2. a song or poem that tells a… …
120myth — myth1 [mith] n. [LL mythos < Gr, a word, speech, story, legend] 1. a traditional story of unknown authorship, ostensibly with a historical basis, but serving usually to explain some phenomenon of nature, the origin of man, or the customs,… …
