silence
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[edit] English
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From Old French silence.
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Wikipedia silence (usually uncountable; plural silences)
- The lack of any sound.
- When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.
- Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
- During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.
- The action of refraining from speaking.
- "You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
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- blue wall of silence
- cone of silence
- conspiracy of silence
- deafening silence
- moment of silence
- radio silence
- silence is golden
- tower of silence
- two-minute silence
- vow of silence
- wall of silence
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The lack of any sound
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Not speaking as meditation or prayer
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Right to not speak during arrest
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silence (third-person singular simple present silences, present participle silencing, simple past and past participle silenced)
- To make something silent.
- Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
- To suppress criticism etc.
- Silence the critics.
- Silence the doubters.
- 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, The Guardian:
- A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.
- (Molecular biology) To block gene expression.
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To make something silent
To suppress criticism
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[edit] Interjection
silence
- be quiet
- Silence! Enough of your insolence!
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be quiet!
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Most common English words before 1923: regard · married · slowly · #702: silence · afterwards · horses · wonder
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Latin silentium (“silence”)
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silence m. (plural silences)
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silenco (“silence”) + -e (indicates an adverb).
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silence
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silence f. (plural silences)
- silence (absence of noise)
