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veri·si·mili·tude (ver′ə si mil′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. the appearance of being true or real
  2. something having the mere appearance of being true or real

Etymology: L verisimilitudo < verisimilis: see verisimilar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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