truth

Definition

The state of being in agreement with facts or reality; something that is real and not false.

Etymology

From Old English *trēowth* “faith, loyalty, veracity,” from *trēowe* “faithful, true.” It originally mixed the ideas of factual accuracy and personal faithfulness.

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