Ostensible

a.	1.
	1.	Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
	2.	Outwardly appearing to be; shown to be; exhibited; apparent; evident.
	3.	Declared; avowed; professed; pretended; - often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim.

Adj.	1.	ostensible - appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty" Synonyms: seeming, apparent
	2.	ostensible - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" Synonyms: ostensive

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