"truthmaker" meaning in All languages combined

See truthmaker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: truthmakers [plural]
Etymology: From truth + maker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|truth|maker}} truth + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} truthmaker (plural truthmakers)
  1. (philosophy) That entity in virtue of which a truthbearer is true.

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