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/truθ/

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noun
the quality of being near to the true value
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"the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"

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accuracy

type of:
quality
noun
United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
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sojourner truth
noun
a true statement
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"he told the truth" "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"

Similar:

true statement

Opposite:

falsehood

type of:
statement
noun
conformity to reality or actuality
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"they debated the truth of the proposition" "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat" "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"

Similar:

the true trueness verity

Opposite:

falsity

type of:
actuality
noun
a fact that has been verified
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"at last he knew the truth" "the truth is that he didn't want to do it"

type of:
fact

Examples of truth

"the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
"he told the truth"
"he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
"they debated the truth of the proposition"
"the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"
"he was famous for the truth of his portraits"
"at last he knew the truth"
"the truth is that he didn't want to do it"