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veritable

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French veritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin veritabilis.

  1. True; genuine.

    He is a veritable genius.

    A fair is a veritable smorgasbord.

  2. As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.

    From 1748, a veritable troop of elocution experts declared war on Scots diction, providing inspirational lectures, books and yet more lists for diligent anglophiles to memorise.