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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: véracité, from Latin veracitas, from verax; VERY2

veracity

 noun
     
ve‧ra‧ci‧ty [uncountable] formal
the fact of being true or correct [= truth]
veracity of
Has anyone checked the veracity of these allegations?
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