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falsity

[fawl-si-tee] Origin

fal·si·ty

[fawl-si-tee]
noun, plural fal·si·ties.
1.
the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
2.
something false; falsehood.

Origin:
1225–75; Middle English falsete < Anglo-French < Late Latin falsitās. See false, -ity
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falsity (ˈfɔːlsɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the state of being false or untrue
2.  something false; a lie or deception

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falsity
1550s, from O.Fr. falsité (Mod.Fr. fausseté), from L. falsitas, from falsus (see false).
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