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cal⋅um⋅ny
[kal-uh
m-nee] 
–noun, plural -nies.
| 1. | a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something: The speech was considered a calumny of the administration. |
| 2. | the act of uttering calumnies; slander; defamation. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L calumnia, equiv. to calumn-, perh. orig. a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia -y 3 )
1400–50; late ME < L calumnia, equiv. to calumn-, perh. orig. a middle participle of calvī to deceive + -ia -y 3 )
Synonyms:
2. libel, vilification, calumniation, derogation.
2. libel, vilification, calumniation, derogation.
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| cal·um·ny (kāl'əm-nē) n. pl. cal·um·nies
[Middle English calumnie, from Old French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvī, to deceive.] |
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