veritable

'veritәbl5 senses · 202 ms

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adj/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/

1
True; genuine.
- He is a veritable genius.
- A fair is a veritable smorgasbord.
2
As an intensifier: absolute, indisputable.
- From 1748, a veritable troop of elocution experts declared war on Scots diction, providing inspirational lectures, books and yet more lists for diligent anglophiles to memorise.

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