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ver·i·ty

[ver-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties for 2.
1.
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality: to question the verity of a statement.
2.
something that is true, as a principle, belief, idea, or statement: the eternal verities.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin vēritās, equivalent to vēr(us) true + -itās -ity

vérité, verity.
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verity (ˈvɛrɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the quality or state of being true, real, or correct
2.  a true principle, statement, idea, etc; a truth or fact
 
[C14: from Old French vérité, from Latin vēritās, from vērus true]

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verity
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. verite "truth," from L. veritatem (nom. veritas) "truth, truthfulness," from verus "true" (see very). Mod.Fr. vérité, lit. "truth," borrowed 1966 as a term for naturalism or realism in film, etc.
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