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The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or
noise; absolute stillness. |
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Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity;
muteness. |
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Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. |
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The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness;
quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence. |
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Absence of mention; oblivion. |
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Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be
silence, or keep silence. |
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To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still;
to hush. |
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To put to rest; to quiet. |
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To restrain from the exercise of any function,
privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of
preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. |
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To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade;
as, to silence the batteries of an enemy. |
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