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consistent with fact or reality; not false;
"the story is true"
"it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"
"the true meaning of the statement"
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accurately placed or thrown;
"his aim was true"
"he was dead on target"
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devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;
"true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them"
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expressing or given to expressing the truth;
"a true statement"
"gave truthful testimony"
"a truthful person"
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conforming to definitive criteria;
"the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"
"Pythagoras was the first true mathematician"
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worthy of being depended on;
"a dependable worker"
"an honest working stiff"
"a reliable sourcSFLe of information"
"he was true to his word"
"I would be true for there are those who trust me"
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not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
"genuine emotion"
"her interest in people was unfeigned"
"true grief"
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rightly so called;
"true courage"
"a spirit which true men have always admired"
"a true friend"
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determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;
"true north is geographic north"
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having a legally established claim;
"the legitimate heir"
"the true and lawful king"
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in tune; accurate in pitch;
"a true note"
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accurately fitted; level;
"the window frame isn't quite true"