Definition of verisimilitude

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ver·i·si·mil·i·tude    (vr-s-ml-td, -tyd) KEY  

NOUN:

1. The quality of appearing to be true or real. See Synonyms at truth.
2. Something that has the appearance of being true or real.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vrsimilitd, from vrsimilis, verisimilar ; see verisimilar

OTHER FORMS:
veri·si·mili·tudi·nous   (-tdn-s, -tyd-) KEY  (Adjective)

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