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démenti

noun
dé·​men·​ti | \ ˌdāmäⁿˈtē\
plural -s

Definition of démenti

: an official or formal denial of the truth of a report —used especially in diplomacy

History and Etymology for démenti

French, contradiction, denial, from Middle French demanti, from dementir to contradict, from Old French desmentir, from des- dis- + mentir to tell a lie, from Late Latin mentire, from Latin mentior, from ment-, mens mind

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