Apocryphal is an adjective describing something of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
There has been a lot of apocryphal debate about the Bible over the past two thousand years.
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Leitmotif is a noun meaning a recurrent theme in a piece of music or literature, situation, etc.
Amongst the several leitmotifs in the Harry Potter series is death.
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Bovarism is a noun meaning an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself.
The aging star wrote in her memoirs of a more bovarism early career as a singer but when her claims were investigated, a reporter discovered she was more distinguished as a burlesque dancer.
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