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verisimilitude
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ver·i·si·mil·i·tude  (vr-s-ml-td, -tyd)
n.
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.
[Latin vrsimilitd, from vrsimilis, verisimilar; see verisimilar.]
veri·si·mili·tudi·nous (-tdn-s, -tyd-) adj.
verisimilitude
Noun
the appearance of truth or reality [Latin verus true + similitudo similitude]
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Noun1.verisimilitudeverisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
semblance, gloss, color, colour - an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"


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