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/ve.ʁi.te/
Translation
truth
Word origin
From Latin veritas ('truth'), from verus ('true').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- veritas
- English cognates
- verity, verify, verdict
Grammar
Examples
, c' .
It is better to tell the truth, even when it is difficult.
.
The truth always comes out in the end.
cette -.
She is looking for the truth about the events of that night.
- ' .
Tell me the truth about what happened yesterday.
.
The truth always comes out in the end.
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