Definition of "truth" []

• Conformity to fact or actuality. (noun)
• A statement proven to be or accepted as true. (noun)
• Sincerity; integrity. (noun)
• Fidelity to an original or standard. (noun)
• Reality; actuality. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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