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spurious (of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; false How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The problem with telling a story is that it invites a single-toned presentation, with a spuriously unified and coherent plot and explanations: "To a certain extent, then, narrative synthesis and theoretical analysis will always be at odds; the fact remains that the deepest attraction of stories is their ability to create the very illusion of seamless wholeness that deconstruction seeks to subvert. Today, aggressors do not even feel the need, as Israel did in 1981, to argue, however spuriously, that they acted in self-defense . In 1994 he spuriously claimed that the median age of death was 42 for HIV-negative gay men and 44 for lesbians. |
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