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HALF-TRUTH

\hˈɑːftɹˈuːθ], \hˈɑːftɹˈuːθ], \h_ˈɑː_f_t_ɹ_ˈuː_θ]\

Definitions of HALF-TRUTH

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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A proposition or statement only partially true, or that only conveys part of the truth: a statement not wholly true. E. B. Browning.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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