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Meaning of silence


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  silence
      n 1: the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);
           "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
      2: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep";
         "the street was quiet" [syn: {silence}, {quiet}] [ant:
         {sound}]
      3: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my
         contribution was surprising" [syn: {muteness}, {silence}]
      4: the trait of keeping things secret [syn: {secrecy},
         {secretiveness}, {silence}]
      v 1: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
           in the church!" [syn: {hush}, {quieten}, {silence},
           {still}, {shut up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
      2: keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;
         "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed
         power"


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