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- Dictionaryin·ex·ac·ti·tude/ˌiniɡˈzaktəˌto͞od/
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- 1. lack of accuracy or precision: "he is guilty of some terminological inexactitude"
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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