credible

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English credible < Old French credible < Latin credibilis (“‘worthy of belief’”) < credere (“‘to believe’”); see credit.

[edit] Adjective

credible (comparative more credible, superlative most credible)

1. believable or plausible
2. authentic or convincing

[edit] Related terms

• credibility
• credit
• credence
• credential

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• street cred

[edit] External links

• credible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• credible in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911