fake

Definitions of fake
  1. noun
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
    synonyms: falsificatie, imitatie, kunst, na-aperij, namaak, namaaksel, navolging, naäperij, nep, vervalsing
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    type of:
    falsificatie, imitatie, kunst, na-aperij, namaak, namaaksel, navolging, naäperij, nep, valsemunterij, vervalsing
    something copied or derived from an original
  2. noun
    something copied or derived from an original
    synonyms: falsificatie, imitatie, kunst, na-aperij, namaak, namaaksel, navolging, naäperij, nep, valsemunterij, vervalsing
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    types:
    falsificatie, imitatie, kunst, na-aperij, namaak, namaaksel, navolging, naäperij, nep, vervalsing
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
    type of:
    kopie
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
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