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Definitions for veritable
ˈvɛr ɪ tə bəlver·i·ta·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. regular(a), veritable(a)adjective

    often used as intensifiers

    "a regular morass of details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable swine"

  2. authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritableadjective

    not counterfeit or copied

    "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

Wiktionary

  1. veritableadjective

    True, real.

  2. Etymology: véritable, from veritabilis.

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  1. veritable

    Veritable is an adjective that means being in fact the thing named or described, usually used to emphasize the truth or accuracy of an assertion or description. It's often used to intensify the sense of an otherwise ordinary word or phrase.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Veritableadjective

    agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine

  2. Etymology: [F. vritable. See Verity.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of veritable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of veritable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of veritable in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Jay Gould:

    ... many folks take them seriously because they just ‘know’ that evolution can never be seen in the immediate here and now. In fact, a precisely opposite situation prevails: biologists have documented a veritable glut of cases for rapid and eminently measurable evolution on timescales of years and decades.”

  2. Abbas Araqchi:

    We believe that solving the technical components won't be difficult if there is veritable political will. If that is the case, the final deal can very likely be reached before the deadline.

  3. Brad Smith:

    Spilled food crumbs in your kitchen contain a veritable feast for insects such as cockroaches and ants.

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