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veracity (noun) –
1 : conformity with truth or fact : accuracy
2 : devotion to the truth : truthfulness
3 : power of conveying or perceiving truth
4 : something true
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Veracity has been a part of English since at least 1623, and we can honestly tell you that it derives from the Latin adjective verax (“true” or “truthful”), which in turn comes from the earlier adjective verus (“true”). Verus also gives us verity (“the quality of being true”), verify (“to establish the truth of”), and verisimilitude (“the appearance of truth”), among other words. In addition, verax is the root of the word veraciousness, a somewhat rarer synonym and cousin of veracity.
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