Verities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Verity \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.
     veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.]
     1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
        a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;
        truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." --Shak.
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              It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can
              govern while he is despised.          --South.
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     2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a
        reality.
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              Mark what I say, which you shall find
              By every syllable a faithful verity.  --Shak.
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