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noun, the absence of sound or noise; stillness
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silence
- 1) noun, the state or quality of being silent
- 2) noun, the absence of sound or noise; stillness
- 3) noun, refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
- 4) noun, a period of time without noise
- 5) noun, oblivion or obscurity
- 6) verb, to bring to silence
- 7) verb, to put a stop to; extinguish
Etymology
C13: via Old French from Latin silēntium, from silēre to be quiet. See silent
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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peace, quiet, calm, hush, lull, still, noiseless, dumb, speechless, mute, uncommunicative, quieten, cut off, subdue, stifle, quell, muffle, deaden
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