VERISIMILITUDE


Meaning of VERISIMILITUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd ]

noun

Etymology: Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis verisimilar, from veri similis like the truth

Date: circa 1576

1. : the quality or state of being verisimilar

2. : something verisimilar

• veri·si·mil·i·tu·di·nous -ˌmi-lə-ˈtüd-nəs, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-də-nəs, -ˈtyü- adjective

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