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| True |
Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts. |
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| True |
Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original. |
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| True |
Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince, or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false, fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to her husband; an officer true to his charge. |
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| True |
Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian. |
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| True |
In accordance with truth; truly. |
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| True-blue |
Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its unchanging color. See True blue, under Blue. |
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| True-blue |
A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity. |
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| True-born |
Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman. |
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| True-bred |
Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast. |
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| True-bred |
Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman. |
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| True-hearted |
Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. |
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| True-penny |
An honest fellow. |
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