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ver·i·si·mil·i·tude

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–noun

1.	the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude.

2.	something, as an assertion, having merely the appearance of truth.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < L vérīsimilitūdō, equiv. to vérī (gen. sing. of vérum truth) + similitūdō similitude

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ver·i·si·mil·i·tude Audio Help (věr'ə-sĭ-mĭl'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') Pronunciation Key
n.

The quality of appearing to be true or real. See Synonyms at truth.
Something that has the appearance of being true or real.

[Latin vērīsimilitūdō, from vērīsimilis, verisimilar; see verisimilar.]

ver'i·si·mil'i·tu'di·nous (-tōōd'n-əs, -tyōōd'-) adj.

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verisimilitude

1603, from Fr. verisimilitude (1549), from L. verisimilitudo "likeness to truth," from veri, genitive of verum, neut. of verus "true" (see very) + similis "like, similar" (see similar).

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verisimilitude
noun
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

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Verisimilitude

Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See Verisimilar.] The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.

Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult. --Glanvill.

All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. --Sir. W. Scott.

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