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mendacity

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men⋅dac⋅i⋅ty

  [men-das-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie.
2. an instance of lying; falsehood.
Origin:
1640–50; < LL mendācitās falsehood, equiv. to L mendāci- (s. of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās -ty 2

Synonyms:
1, 2. deception, lie, untruth, deceit.
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men·dac·i·ty   (měn-dās'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. men·dac·i·ties

  1. The condition of being mendacious; untruthfulness.

  2. A lie; a falsehood.

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