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true-false

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Allowing only the answers "true" or "false".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Somehow he got one true-false question wrong out of twenty.
  • Grading the twenty-question true-false quiz took only 30 seconds per student.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

offering a series of statements each of which is to be judged as true or false

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a true-false test

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: multiple-choice

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: de verdadero o falso — Translations
  • Spanish: de cierto o falso — Translations