VERITABLE


Meaning of VERITABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈver-ə-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verité

Date: 15th century

: being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary — often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor

a veritable mountain of references

• ver·i·ta·ble·ness noun

• ver·i·ta·bly -blē adverb

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