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verisimilar

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ver⋅i⋅sim⋅i⋅lar

  [ver-uh-sim-uh-ler]
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–adjective
having the appearance of truth; likely; probable: a verisimilar tale.
Origin:
1675–85; < L vērīsimil(is) (vērī, gen. sing. of vērum truth, + similis like) + -ar 1

Related forms:
ver⋅i⋅sim⋅i⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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ver·i·sim·i·lar   (věr'ə-sĭm'ə-lər)   
adj.  Appearing to be true or real; probable.

[From Latin vērīsimilis : vērī, genitive of vērum, truth (from neuter sing. of vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots) + similis, similar; see similar.]
ver'i·sim'i·lar·ly adv.
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