Verisimilitude

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 * Definition::Something that has the appearance of truth **


 * Origin::Early 17th century: from Latin verisimilitude, from verisimilis "probable" from veri (genitive of verus 'true') **


 * See also::verisimilar **

Definition taken from (oxforddictionaries.com)


 * Examples ** from text:

1) In Richard Garnett's The Demon Pope there comes a time in the story where the Pope ,Gerbert, who has to do a favor for the devil. So he lets the devil try and be the Pope for the day by having the devil appear like him. Then the cardinals attacked him thinking it was the real Pope.

2) Finnegans Wake by James Joyse is written as though speaking with an irish accent to give the appearance as though the story is beong told by an irish person. (Zachary Griffith)