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- Dictionaryterminological inexactitude
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- 1. a lie (used as a humorous euphemism): "it wasn't the moment to correct terminological inexactitudes"
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A euphemism for dishonesty in British English
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. Wikipedia