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Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn ˈvi.no ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tas/ (Scotland)
- /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɒs/ (Canada)
- /ˌən ˈviː.nɐʉ ˈve.ɹə.tɐːs/ (New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɪn ˈviː.nəʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌin ˈviː.noː ˈve.ɾi.ʈaːs/ (India)
- /ˌɪn ˈvi.noʊ ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tɑs/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌɪn ˈviː.nəʉ ˈve.ɹɪ.tɐːs/ (Australia)
- ĭn′ vē′nō vĕ′rĭ-täs
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin in vīnō vēritās (literally “in wine there is truth”), from in (“in”) + vīnō, the ablative singular of vīnum (“wine”) + vēritās (“truth”). While various classical writers in both Greek and Latin make similar statements, the form in vino veritas is from the 16th-century humanist Erasmus, and is first attested in English writing soon afterwards in the same century.
Meanings
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Synonym of in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:in vino veritas.