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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Mendacity

/mĕn-dăs'-ĭt-ē/ · Men·dac·i·ty · IPA /mɛnˈdæsəti/
01 n. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.
pl. Mendacities ((#))
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.
  2. 2.
    A falsehood; a lie.