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Webster 1913 Edition
Veridical
Ve-rid′ic-al
,Adj.
[L.
veridicus
; verus
true + dicere
to say, tell.] Truth-telling; truthful; veracious.
[R.]
Carlyle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Veridical
VERID'ICAL
,Adj.
Definition 2024
veridical
veridical
English
Adjective
veridical (comparative more veridical, superlative most veridical)
- True.
- Pertaining to an experience, perception, or interpretation that accurately represents reality; as opposed to imaginative, unsubstantiated, illusory, or delusory.
- Few believe that all claimed religious experiences are veridical.
- 1995, Herbert Simon, "Guest Editorial", Public Administration Review, vol. 55, no. 5, p. 404:
- There was great need for empirical research that would build a more veridical description of organizations and management.
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true
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pertaining to reality
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