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calumnies Definition


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calumny
noun calumnies
    1. An untrue and malicious spoken statement about a person.
      Thesaurus: slander, aspersion, insult, abuse, smear, revilement, obloquy, vituperation.
    2. The act of uttering such a statement.
Derivative: calumnious
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin calumnia false accusation.



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