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Well, "veritable" is not very common and usually works as an intensifier. The word originally meant "true", now it's closer to "exemplary". A "veritable gladiator" in my opinion would be one who is the epitome of what a gladiator should be, even if it's just a metaphor.
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Well, "veritable" is not very common and usually works as an intensifier. The word originally meant "true", now it's closer to "exemplary".
A "veritable gladiator" in my opinion would be one who is the epitome of what a gladiator should be, even if it's just a metaphor. The adjective seems to emphasize that the speaker is right in calling someone a "gladiator", although its precise meanin
A "veritable gladiator" in my opinion would be one who is the epitome of what a gladiator should be, even if it's just a metaphor. The adjective seems to emphasize that the speaker is right in calling someone a "gladiator", although its precise meanin
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