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   verisimilitude

   /ˌvɛrɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/

   noun

   • 1. the appearance of being true or real: "the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable’, from veri (genitive of verus ‘true’) + similis ‘like’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. verisimilar adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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