"Big Lie" meaning in All languages combined

See Big Lie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Big Lies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Big Lie}} Big Lie (plural Big Lies)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of big lie. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: big lie
    Sense id: en-Big_Lie-en-noun-xVx8sIAd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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