- (a.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.
- (n.) Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated or pretended; genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of country; a true Christian.
- (n.) Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
- (adv.) In accordance with truth; truly.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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