"untruism" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-untruism.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: untruisms [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-untruism-en-noun-8kVbd-Zi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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