[ 'kaləmni ]
■ noun ( plural calumnies ) the making of false and defamatory statements about someone.
■ verb ( calumnies , ~ing , calumnied ) formal calumniate.
Derivatives
calumnious kə'lʌmnɪəs adjective
Origin
ME: from L. calumnia .
[ 'kaləmni ]
■ noun ( plural calumnies ) the making of false and defamatory statements about someone.
■ verb ( calumnies , ~ing , calumnied ) formal calumniate.
Derivatives
calumnious kə'lʌmnɪəs adjective
Origin
ME: from L. calumnia .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004