Etymology

veracious

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Today it means: True. Full definition →

Latin vērāx
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  1. Latin · derived fromvērāx“truthful”
  2. English todayveracious

From Latin vērāx (“truthful”) + -acious, from vērus (“true”).

Words from the same roots

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