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Dictionary: ver·i·ta·ble   (vĕr'ĭ-tə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Being truly so called; real or genuine: "Her tea ... was set forth with as much grace as if she had been a veritable guest to her own self" (Mary Wilkins Freeman).

[Middle English, from Old French, from verite. See verity.]

veritableness ver'i·ta·ble·ness n.
veritably ver'i·ta·bly adv.

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adj

Definition: authentic
Antonyms: fake, false, unreal


WordNet: veritable
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: often used as intensifiers
  Synonym: regular

Meaning #2: not counterfeit or copied
  Synonyms: authentic, bona fide, unquestionable


Translations: Veritable
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - veritabel, formelig, sand

Nederlands (Dutch)
echt

Français (French)
adj. - véritable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wahr, richtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αληθινός, γνήσιος, αυθεντικός, βέρος, πραγματικός, "βεριτάμπλ"

Italiano (Italian)
vero, verace

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - verdadeiro

Русский (Russian)
настоящий, истинный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - auténtico, verdadero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - riktig, äkta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
真实的, 真的, 真确的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 真實的, 真的, 真確的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 참다운, 진실의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 本当の, 真実の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حقيقي, صحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ממשי, אמיתי‬


 
 
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