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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary men·dac·i·ty \\men-ˈda-sə-tē\\ noun (plural -ties) DATE 1646 1. the quality or state of being mendacious 2. lie English Etymology mendacity 1640s, from L.L. mendacitas, from L. mendax (see mendacious). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mendacity men·da·city / men5dAsEti / noun[U] (formal) the act of not telling the truth 撒谎；揑造；说瞎话 SYN lying
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged men·dac·i·ty \menˈdasəd.ē, -daas-, -sətē, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Late Latin mendacitas, from Latin mendac-, mendax + -itas -ity : the quality or state of being mendacious : the practice or an instance of lying : falsehood < blushed … at his own mendacity — J.D.Beresford > < man's peculiar type of mendacity — Leo Stein > |
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