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ve·rid·i·cal  (v-rd-kl) also ve·rid·ic (-rdk)

adj.

1. Truthful; veracious: veridical testimony.

2. Coinciding with future events or apparently unknowable present realities: a veridical hallucination.

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[From Latin vridicus : vrus, true; see wr-o- in Indo-European roots + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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ve·ridi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.

ve·ridi·cal·ly adv.

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veridical [vɪˈrɪdɪk^əl]

adj

1. truthful

2. (Psychology) Psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc., that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events

[from Latin vēridicus, from vērus true + dīcere to say]

veridicality  n

veridically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

veridical - coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson real realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

Translations

veridical

adj (form) → wahrheitsgetreu, wahrheitsgemäß