| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ve·ra·cious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v -r  shs |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Honest; truthful. 2. Accurate; precise. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin v rx, vrc-, truthful, from vrus, true. See wr-o- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | ve·racious·ly —ADVERB
ve·racious·ness —NOUN
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