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White Lie

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Noun

1. white lie

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

White Lie

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noun

a minor or unimportant lie, esp one uttered in the interests of tact or politeness

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White Lie

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a lie concerning a trivial matter, often one told to spare someone's feelings

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

White Lie

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n.

An often trivial, diplomatic or well-intentioned untruth.

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