"verisimility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: verisimilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} verisimility (countable and uncountable, plural verisimilities)
  1. (obsolete) Verisimilitude. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-verisimility-en-noun-DtUx1dpf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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