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< ver.
veracity >
ve·ra·cious
(v
-r
sh
s)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Honest; truthful.
Accurate; precise.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin
v
r
x
, v
r
c-
,
truthful
, from
v
rus
,
true
; see
w
r
-o-
in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
ve·ra
cious·ly
(Adverb)
,
ve·ra
cious·ness
(Noun)
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