First Known Use: 15th century
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veritable
adjective ver·i·ta·ble \ˈver-ə-tə-bəl\
: true or real
Full Definition of VERITABLE
: 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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Origin of VERITABLE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verité
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adjective ver·i·ta·ble \ˈver-ə-tə-bəl\
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