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kernels of truth

kernels of truth is the plural of kernel of truth.

Meaning of kernel of truth

Noun

kernel of truth (plural kernels of truth)

  1. (idiomatic) A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
    • There may be a kernel of truth in the story of how George Washington confessed to his father that he chopped down the cherry tree.
    Synonyms:
    grain of truth

Questions about kernels of truth

What is kernels of truth the plural of?
Kernels of truth is the plural of kernel of truth.

Words near kernels of truth in the dictionary

  1. kernelled
  2. kernelless
  3. kernelling
  4. kernelly
  5. kernels
  6. kernels of truth
  7. Kernen
  8. Kernens
  9. Kerner
  10. Kerners
  11. Kernersville

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