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ve·rid·i·cal

(və-rĭd′ĭ-kəl) also ve·rid·ic (-rĭd′ĭk)

adj.

1. Truthful; veracious: veridical testimony.

2. Coinciding with future events or apparently unknowable present realities: a veridical hallucination.

[From Latin vēridicus : vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

ve·rid′i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.

ve·rid′i·cal·ly adv.

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veridical

(vɪˈrɪdɪkəl) or

veridicous

adj

1. truthful

2. (Psychology) psychol of or relating to revelations in dreams, hallucinations, etc, that appear to be confirmed by subsequent events

[C17: from Latin vēridicus, from vērus true + dīcere to say]

veridicality n

veˈridically adv

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ve•rid•i•cal

(vəˈrɪd ɪ kəl)

also ve•rid′ic,

adj.

1. truthful; veracious.

2. corresponding to facts; actual; genuine.

[1645–55; < Latin vēridicus (vēr(us) true + -i- -i- + -dicus, adj. derivative of dīcere to speak) + -al¹]

ve•rid`i•cal′i•ty, n.

ve•rid′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

veridical - coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson

real

realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

veridical

adjective

1. Consistently telling the truth:

truthful, veracious.

2. Conforming to fact:

accurate, correct, exact, faithful, precise, right, rigorous, true, veracious.

Translations

veridical

adj (form) → wahrheitsgetreu, wahrheitsgemäß

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