"verisimilar" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪmələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌvɛɹɪˈsɪməlɚ/ [General-American], /ˌvɛɹəˈsɪməlɚ/ [General-American] Forms: more verisimilar [comparative], most verisimilar [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin vērisimilis, prop. vērī similis (“having the appearance of truth”), from vērī, genitive of vērus (“true”) + similis (“like, similar”); see very and similar. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₁-}}, {{uder|en|la|vērisimilis}} Latin vērisimilis, {{m|la|vērī similis||having the appearance of truth}} vērī similis (“having the appearance of truth”), {{m|la|vērī}} vērī, {{m|la|vērus||true}} vērus (“true”), {{m|la|similis||like, similar}} similis (“like, similar”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} verisimilar (comparative more verisimilar, superlative most verisimilar)
  1. Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely.
    Sense id: en-verisimilar-en-adj-1fGLSmi6
  2. (fiction) Faithful to its own rules; internally consistent. Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-verisimilar-en-adj-JRUOY1EC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 81 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: verisimilitude, verisimilarity, verisimilitudinous, verisimilous

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