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un·true

   [uhn-troo]
adjective, -tru·er, -tru·est.
1.
not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
2.
unfaithful; false.
3.
incorrect or inaccurate.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English untrewe, Old English un(ge)trēowe; see un-1, true

Related forms
un·true·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. groundless, unfounded, erroneous.

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untrue (ʌnˈtruː)
 
—adj
1.  incorrect or false
2.  disloyal
3.  diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate
 
un'trueness
 
—n
 
un'truly
 
—adv

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untrue
O.E. untreowe "unfaithful" (of persons), from un- (1) "not" + true. Cf. M.Du. ongetrouwe, M.L.G. ungetruwe, O.H.G. ungitriuwi, O.N. utryggr. Meaning "contrary to facts" is attested from c.1300.
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