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What does apocryphal mean?

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Adjective
  1. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
  2. (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. [from 1590s]
  3. (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
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This is an apocryphal tale of why it makes sense to improve access to certain HIV medications even though the price may appear to be higher.
All stories attributing the ending of slavery to Lincoln should be regarded as apocryphal, a mere creation of pro-Lincoln civil rights forces.
I have no idea whether or not the above story is true or apocryphal, but I'd like to believe it anyway.
This story is surely apocryphal, but it does sound like an announcement with a story behind it!
And finally, in the last extant part of the apocryphal Gospel of Mary, Mary is defended by the disciple Levi, presumably the son of Alphaeus.
Many baseball reporters claim the story is apocryphal, but others insist on its verity.

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