Meaning
Real and right, not made up.
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Word origin
Comes from an Old English word meaning faithful or to be trusted.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- treowe
Examples
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Something is real and right. A true fact matches what really happened. The opposite of true is false or wrong.
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