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verisimilitude

ver·i·si·mil·i·tude [ vèrrə si míllə td ] (plural ver·i·si·mil·i·tudes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. appearance of being true: the appearance of being true or real

2. something that only seems true: something that only appears to be true or real, e.g. a statement that is not supported by evidence

[Early 17th century. < Latin verisimilitudo< verisimilis (see verisimilar)]

ver·i·si·mil·i·tu·di·nous [ vèrrə similə td'nəss ] adjective
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