Definition for FAL'LA-CY

FAL'LA-CY, n. [L. fallacia.]

  1. Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind. Detect the fallacy of the argument.
  2. Deception; mistake. This appearance may be all a fallacy. I'll entertain the favored fallacy. Shak.

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