WHITE LIE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("white lie" is a kind of...):

lie; prevarication (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)

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