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| truth [ trooth ] (plural truths [ trooz, trooths ]) |
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1. something factual: the thing that corresponds to fact or reality
  If you tell the truth, you have nothing to fear.
spoke the truth
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2. true quality: correspondence to fact or reality
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3. true statement: a statement that corresponds to fact or reality
His story was a mixture of truths and untruths.
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4. obvious fact: something that is so clearly true that it hardly needs to be stated
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5. something generally believed: a statement that is generally believed to be true
a religious truth
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6. honesty: honesty and sincerity
I can say in all truth that I never knew about his crimes.
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7. conformity: adherence to a standard or law
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8. loyalty: faithfulness to a person or a cause
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9. U.K. accuracy: accuracy of alignment, setting, position, or shape
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| [ Old English trēowth "faithfulness" < trēow (see true)] |
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if truth be told used when expressing a surprising or unwelcome idea
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