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adjective
1.
being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
2.
Obsolete. true, as a statement or tale.
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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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Veritable
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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.
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