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Defamation comes from the Latin diffamare, with the dif meaning “spread” and the famare “report, fame,” and the whole word meaning “to spread abroad by ill report” or “to dishonor.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Second: Defame and diffame diffamare are formed from two distinct prefixes, which have been confused in individual cases since ancient times.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Defamation comes from the Latin diffamare, with the dif meaning “spread” and the famare “report, fame,” and the whole word meaning “to spread abroad by ill report” or “to dishonor.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Second: Defame and diffame diffamare are formed from two distinct prefixes, which have been confused in individual cases since ancient times.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Second: Defame and diffame diffamare are formed from two distinct prefixes, which have been confused in individual cases since ancient times.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Defamation comes from the Latin diffamare, with the dif meaning “spread” and the famare “report, fame,” and the whole word meaning “to spread abroad by ill report” or “to dishonor.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Second: Defame and diffame diffamare are formed from two distinct prefixes, which have been confused in individual cases since ancient times.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Defamation comes from the Latin diffamare, with the dif meaning “spread” and the famare “report, fame,” and the whole word meaning “to spread abroad by ill report” or “to dishonor.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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