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veritable
[
ver
-i-t
uh
-b
uh
l
]
Origin
ver·i·ta·ble
/
ˈvɛr
ɪ
tə
bəl
/
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[
ver
-i-t
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
being truly or very much so:
a veritable triumph.
2.
Obsolete
.
true, as a statement or tale.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
<
Anglo-French,
Middle French.
See
verity
,
-able
Related forms
ver·i·ta·ble·ness,
noun
ver·i·ta·bly,
adverb
non·ver·i·ta·ble,
adjective
non·ver·i·ta·ble·ness,
noun
non·ver·i·ta·b·ly,
adverb
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un·ver·i·ta·ble,
adjective
un·ver·i·ta·ble·ness,
noun
un·ver·i·ta·b·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
real, genuine; utter.
See
authentic.
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veritable
(ˈvɛrɪtəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
(intensifier; usually qualifying a word used metaphorically):
he's a veritable swine!
2.
rare
genuine or true; proper:
I require veritable proof
[C15: from Old French, from
vérité
truth; see
verity
]
'veritableness
—
n
'veritably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
veritable
1474, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. veritable "true," from verité (see
verity
) + -able. Probably lost mid-17c. and reborrowed or revived after 1830.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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