A ‧ poc ‧ ry ‧ pha, the /əˈpɒkrəfə, əˈpɒkrɪfə $ əˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE
a collection of Jewish writings which form part of the ↑ Old Testament in some bibles. They do not appear in the ↑ Hebrew Bible, or many modern Bibles.
A ‧ poc ‧ ry ‧ pha, the /əˈpɒkrəfə, əˈpɒkrɪfə $ əˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE
a collection of Jewish writings which form part of the ↑ Old Testament in some bibles. They do not appear in the ↑ Hebrew Bible, or many modern Bibles.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012