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Calumny

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Ca'lumny. n.s. [calumnia, Lat.] Slander; false charge; groundless accusation.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow,
Thou shalt not escape calumny. Shakesp. Hamlet.

It is a very hard calumny upon our soil or climate, to affirm, that so excellent a fruit will not grow here. Temple.

Sources: Shakespeare's Hamlet (60) · Temple, William (54)

Attributes: Latin (690) · Noun Substantive (1269)

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