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CANARD

a false or unfounded report or story

The meaning of the word canard is a false or unfounded report or story.

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representationalone that represents: such as
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
facadethe front of a building
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table