veridical

adjective

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ve·rid·i·cal | \ və-ˈri-di-kəl

Definition of veridical

1 : truthful, veracious tried … to supply … a veridical background to the events and people portrayed— Laura Krey

2 : not illusory : genuine it is assumed that … perception is veridical— George Lakoff

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Other Words from veridical

veridicality \ və-ˌri-də-ˈka-lə-tē

\ noun

veridically \ və-ˈri-di-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

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We'll tell only the truth here: veridical comes from the Latin word vēridicus, which itself is from two other Latin words: vērus, meaning "true," and dīcere, meaning "to say." vērus is an ancestor of several English words, among them verity, verify, and very (which originally meant "true"). The word verdict is related to veridical on both sides of the family: it also traces back to vērus and dīcere. Veridical itself is the least common of the vērus words. You're most likely to encounter it in contexts dealing with psychology and philosophy.

Examples of veridical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web People tend to think of hallucination as a kind of false perception, in clear contrast to veridical, true-to-reality, normal perception. — Anil K. Seth, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2019

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