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verity definition

ver·ity (ver′ə tē)

noun

  1. conformity to truth or fact; truth; reality
  2. pl. verities -·ties a principle, belief, etc. taken to be fundamentally and permanently true; a truth; a reality

Etymology: ME verite < OFr verite(t) < L veritas, truth < verus, true: see very

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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