Half-truth

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

  half-truth \half"-truth`\ (h[aum]f"tr[=oo]th), n.; pl.
     {half-truths} (h[aum]f"tr[=oo][th]z)`.
     a partially true statement, especially one intended to
     deceive or mislead.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  half-truth
       n : a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead