Calumny

имя существительное клевета, клеветническое обвинение

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Calumny

noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English calumnye, from Middle French and Latin; Middle French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi to deceive; perhaps akin to Old English hōlian to slander, Greek kēlein to beguile 1. a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation 2. the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation • calumnious adjectivecalumniously adverb

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