"untruism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-ncalif-untruism.ogg Forms: untruisms [plural]
Etymology: From untrue + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|untrue|ism}} untrue + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} untruism (plural untruisms)
  1. Something not true; a false statement. Synonyms: falsehood

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