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silence

[ sahy-luhns ]

noun

  1. absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  2. the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
  3. absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern:

    the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.

  4. the state of being forgotten; oblivion:

    in the news again after years of silence.

  5. concealment; secrecy.


verb (used with object)

silenced, silencing.
  1. to put or bring to silence; still.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
  3. Military. to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.

interjection

  1. be silent! “Silence!†the teacher shouted.

silence

/ ˈ²õ²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being silent
  2. the absence of sound or noise; stillness
  3. refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected

    his silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming

  4. a period of time without noise
  5. oblivion or obscurity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bring to silence
  2. to put a stop to; extinguish

    to silence all complaint

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Çv±ð°ù·²õ¾±î€ƒl±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±î€ƒl±ð²Ô³¦±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of silence1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English (noun), from Old French, from Latin silentium, derivative of ²õ¾±±ôŧ°ù±ð “to be quietâ€; silent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of silence1

C13: via Old French from Latin ²õ¾±±ôŧ²Ô³Ù¾±³Ü³¾, from ²õ¾±±ôŧ°ù±ð to be quiet. See silent
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Meanwhile, Tom Cruise asks a crowd for a moment of silence in honor of his friend.

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The presentation closed with an appearance by Cruise, who asked the audience for a moment of silence in honor of his “Top Gun†co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week.

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Campaigners had been calling for the firm to "break its silence".

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One is their silence about nationwide injunctions when the results meshed with their anti-Biden ideology.

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Universal filed to dismiss the case last month, calling it an "illogical" attempt to "silence" Lamar's creative expression.

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