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Definition of: false
(fôls) adjective
1. Contrary to truth or fact.
2. Deceptive; counterfeit; artificial; not real or genuine.
3. Incorrect; irregular.
4. Lying; dishonest; faithless; treacherous.
5. Supplementary; substitutive.
6. Out of tune. See synonyms Under BAD, COUNTERFEIT, PERFIDIOUS.
—adverb Obs. Falsely. [<OF fals, faus <L falsus, orig. pp. of fallere deceive]
—false′·ly adverb
—false′ness noun
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