"falshood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falshoods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} falshood (plural falshoods)
  1. Obsolete spelling of falsehood. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: falsehood
    Sense id: en-falshood-en-noun-tMlk7X8Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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