mute:1
adjective1513{ds||1||}
- unable to speak : lacking the power of speech
- characterized by absence of speech: such as
- felt or experienced but not expressed
mute:2
noun
mute
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1530{ds||2||}
- a device attached to or inserted into a musical instrument to soften or alter its tone
- stop
- a person who lacks the ability to speak
mute:3
verb
mute
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1883{ds||1||}
- to muffle, reduce, or eliminate the sound of
- to tone down : soften, subdue
mute:4
verb
mute
\
15th century
- to evacuate the cloaca
mute swan
noun
mute swan
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1785
- a common white swan (Cygnus olor) that produces no loud notes, is native to Europe and western Asia, and has been introduced into parts of the U.S.
deaf-mute
nouncirca 1837
- a deaf person who lacks the ability to speak
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