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veracity definition

ve·rac·ity (və ras′ə tē)

noun pl. veracities -·ties

  1. habitual truthfulness; honesty
  2. accordance with truth; accuracy of statement
  3. accuracy or precision, as of perception
  4. that which is true; truth

Etymology: ML veracitas, truthfulness < L verax: see veracious

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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