"evil-speaking" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "evil (noun) + speaking (noun)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *ivel-spekynge (suggested by Middle English yvelspeker, yvel speker, ivel spekare (“evil-speaker”)), equivalent to evil (noun) + speaking (noun).",
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      "glosses": [
        "The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip."
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      "expansion": "evil (noun) + speaking (noun)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *ivel-spekynge (suggested by Middle English yvelspeker, yvel speker, ivel spekare (“evil-speaker”)), equivalent to evil (noun) + speaking (noun).",
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        "The act of speaking ill or maliciously of something or someone; blasphemy, slander; gossip."
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