adj. 1. Truthful; veracious: veridical testimony. 2. Coinciding with future events or apparently unknowable present realities: a veridical hallucination. [From Latin vēridicus : vērus, true; see wērə-o- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + dīcere, to say; see deik- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ve·rid′i·cali·ty (-kălĭ-tē) n. ve·ridi·cal·ly adv. |
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