Etymology

alethic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth, such as the possibility or impossibility of something being true. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλήθεια“truth”
  2. English todayalethic

From Ancient Greek ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, “truth”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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