See verray in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"reality"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) The truth; reality"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈvɛræi̯/"
}
],
"word": "verray"
}
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