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    terminological inexactitude

    noun

    • 1. a lie (used as a humorous euphemism): "it wasn't the moment to correct terminological inexactitudes"

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Terminological_inexactitudeTerminological inexactitude - Wikipedia

    Terminological inexactitude. Terminological inexactitude is a phrase introduced in 1906 by British politician Winston Churchill. It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement. Churchill first used the phrase following the 1906 election.

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    Quick Reference. A humorous euphemism for a lie, first used by Winston Churchill in a Commons speech in 1906. From: terminological inexactitude in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ». Related content in Oxford Reference.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › Terminological_inexactitudeTerminological inexactitude - Wikiwand

    Terminological inexactitude is a phrase introduced in 1906 by British politician Winston Churchill. It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement. Churchill first used the phrase following the 1906 election.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › terminological-inexactitudeterminological inexactitude - Encyclopedia.com

    terminological inexactitude a humorous euphemism for a lie, first used by Winston Churchill in a Commons speech in 1906. Source for information on terminological inexactitude: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable dictionary.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › terminological_inexactitudeterminological inexactitude - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Mar 16, 2024 · Coined by Winston Churchill campaigning in the 1906 election, and repeated by him in the parliament, . The conditions of the Transvaal ordinance ... cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude. — in the parliament 22 February 1906 (quoted in Nigel Rees, Sayings of the Century, 1984)

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › terminological-inexactitude_nterminological inexactitude noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the noun terminological inexactitude is in the 1900s. OED's earliest evidence for terminological inexactitude is from 1906, in the writing of Winston Churchill, prime minister. terminological inexactitude is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: terminological adj., inexactitude n. See etymology.

  9. wikimili.com › en › Terminological_inexactitudeTerminological inexactitude - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

    Aug 15, 2024 · Terminological inexactitude is a phrase introduced in 1906 by British politician Winston Churchill. It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement.