/ əˈpɒkrɪfə; NAmE əˈpɑːk-/ noun [ pl. ]
1.
Apocrypha Christian religious texts that are related to the Bible but not officially considered to be part of it
2.
writings which are not considered to be genuine
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha (scripta) hidden (writings), from Greek apokruphos , from apokruptein hide away.