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Meaning of mendācium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[mɛnˈdaː.ki.ũː]

Definitions

  1. A lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction.
    declension-2
  2. An illusion, counterfeit.
    declension-2

Equivalents

English lie

Examples

“‘addis’ ait ‘culpae mendācia,’ Phoebus ‘et audēs”

‘‘So saying, [do] you add lies to your fault?’’ says Phoebus. ‘‘And [do] you dare wish to deceive the god of prophecy with words?’’

“quī nītitur mendāciīs hic pāscit ventōs: idem autem ipse sequitur avēs volantēs He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

mendaciuncula mendaciunculi mendaciunculis mendaciunculo mendaciunculorum mendaciunculum

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