Mendaciousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mendacious \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf.
     mentiri to lie.]
     1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious
        person.
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     2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious
        statement.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. --
        {Men*da"cious*ness}, n.
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