/ menˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the act of not telling the truth
SYN lying
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin mendacitas , from mendax , mendac- lying, related to mendum fault.
/ menˈdæsəti; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) the act of not telling the truth
SYN lying
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin mendacitas , from mendax , mendac- lying, related to mendum fault.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005