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• credible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin credibilis, from credere Date: 14th century 1. offering reasonable grounds for being believed < a credible account of an accident > < credible witnesses > 2. of sufficient …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• credible — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ I m not sure that I find her story …   Collocations dictionary

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