erfunden

German

Pronunciation

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Participle

erfunden

  1. past participle of erfinden

Adjective

erfunden (strong nominative masculine singular erfundener, not comparable)

  1. invented, contrived
  2. fictional
  3. imaginary
  4. bogus

Usage notes

Often used in the word-combination frei erfunden to refer to something made from whole cloth, completely fictitious, i.e. that is a complete fabrication.

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