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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia fr calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf F. calomnie Cf {Challenge}, n.] False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous calumnies.'' --Motley. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. --Shak.
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