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mendacity

men·dac·i·ty [ men dássətee ] (plural men·dac·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. telling of lies: deliberate untruthfulness

2. lie: a lie or falsehood

[Mid-17th century. < French mendacité< Latin mendax "lying"]
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