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TRUISM
truism
(noun) an obvious truth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
truism (plural truisms)
A self-evident or obvious truth.
A banality or cliché.
Synonyms
• See also saying
Anagrams
• murtis
Source: Wiktionary
Tru"ism, n. Etym: [From True.]
Definition: An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; -- opposed to falsism. Trifling truisms clothed in great, swelling words. J. P. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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