libel
/ˈlaɪbəl/LIGH-buhl
/ˈlaɪbəl/LIGH-buhl
Meaninga little book
Common meaning: a false written attack on a name
- libelbast beneath tree bark, written on; hence a bookLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1061 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin liber ‘bast beneath tree bark, written on; hence a book’.
Roots
- liber, librī Latin “bast beneath tree bark, written on; hence a book”
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