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éԳپ

[ dey-mahn-tee; French dey-mahn-tee ]

noun

plural éԳپs
  1. an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.


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Origin of éԳپ1

First recorded in 1585–95; from French: literally, “contradiction,” noun use of past participle of éԳپr “to deny,” Old French desmentir, from des- dis- 1 + mentir “to lie” (from Latin Գīī )
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Example Sentences

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This pair were boldly pushing the virtuoso and expressive boundaries of the instrument, in consultation with the leading piano builder of the time: John Broadwood, another Londoner, dementi’s and Dussek’s music was virtually unknown outside Britain, though, but Beethoven had found out about it and learnt from their innovations in style and playing technique.

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Some years, families cannot hunt in their traditional spots because they are crowded out by hunters from other regions, said Eleanor Dementi, of Cantwell, who is vice chair of Ahtna’s board.

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All this, sir, you have known, when you gave your chivalric éԳپ to that purported proclamation of mine.

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Shortly after this, Page 123 the affair of Rintelen became a matter of common talk, and the first indications of his mysterious intrigues for the purpose of interfering with the delivery of munitions from the United States to the Allies appeared in the Press; the Foreign Office thereupon instructed me to issue an official éԳپ on the subject.

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The report recently prevalent as to human sacrifices is contradicted this morning by an official éԳپ.

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