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    • silent :marked by absence of sound
      • a silent house|soundless footsteps on the grass|the night was still

    • silent :failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
      • the witness remained silent

    • silent :implied by or inferred from actions or statements
      • gave silent consent|a tacit agreement|the understood provisos of a custody agreement

    • silent :not made to sound
      • the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'|in French certain letters are often unsounded

    • silent :having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
      • a silent dog whistle

    • silent :unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

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