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veridical

[ vuh-rid-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. truthful; veracious.
  2. corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine.


veridical

/ vɪˌrɪdɪˈkælɪtɪ; vɪˈrɪdɪkəl /

adjective

  1. truthful
  2. psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc, that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱, adverb
  • veridicality, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·i·ٲ noun
  • ·i·· adverb
  • ܲv·i adjective
  • ܲv·i· adjective
  • un·i·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veridical1

1645–55; < Latin ŧ徱ܲ ( ŧ ( us ) true + -i- -i- + -dicus speaking) + -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of veridical1

C17: from Latin ŧ徱ܲ, from ŧus true + ī to say
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Example Sentences

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In India, the recording of history has mostly been neither veridical nor comprehensive.

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People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception.

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Well, to be completely veridical, Davis doesn’t end each season precisely at .247.

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They are veridical movies projected onto reality that the individual remembers well.

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The three of them got me strapped on a pull-down table, stripped me, and injected me with, I suppose, one of the veridical drugs.

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