mendacity

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:07:30

Men*dac"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Mendacities (#). [L. mendacitas.]

1.

The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.

Macaulay.

2.

A falsehood; a lie.

Sir T. Browne.

Syn. -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.

 

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