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mendacity definition

men·dac·ity (men das′ə tē)

noun pl. mendacities -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being mendacious
  2. a lie; falsehood

Etymology: LL mendacitas < L mendax

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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