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Silence

/ˈsaɪləns/

The complete absence of sound or communication.

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His kiss silenced her.

A moment of awkward, asymmetrical silence.

Keep silence now, and let the stranger speak.

From Latin "silentium," stemming from "silere," meaning "to be quiet." The term was adopted into Middle English as "silence."

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