Thursday 18 September 2014

Versimilitude

Definition:

The appearance of being true or real.
Verisimilitude,in a narrow sense,is the likeness or semblance of a narrative to reality,or to the truth.It comes from latin; verum meaning truth and similis meaning similar. In a broader sense, verisimilitude refers to the believability of a narrative—the extent to which a narrative appears realistic, likely, or plausible (regardless of whether it is actually fictional or nonfictional)

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