silent:1
adjective15th century{ds||1|a|}
- making no utterance : not speaking or making noise
- tending to speak very little : not loquacious
- free from sound or noise : still
silent:2
noun
silent
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1928{ds||1||}
- a movie made without spoken dialogue —usually used in plural
- a person born in the U.S. from about 1928 to 1945 : a person belonging to the Silent Generation
silent auction
noun
silent auction
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1866
- an auction in which sealed bids are submitted beforehand
silent butler
noun
silent butler
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1866
- a receptacle with hinged lid for collecting table crumbs and the contents of ashtrays
Silent Generation
noun
Silent Generation
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1951
- the generation of people born in the U.S. from about 1928 to 1945
silent migraine
noun
silent migraine
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1992
- acephalgic migraine
silent partner
noun
silent partner
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1818{ds||1||}
- a partner who is known to the public but has no voice in the conduct of a firm's business
- secret partner
silent service
noun
silent service
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1904{ds||1||}
- navy —used with the
- the submarine service —used with the
silent treatment
noun
silent treatment
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1825
- an act of completely ignoring a person or thing by resort to silence especially as a means of expressing contempt or disapproval
silent leges inter arma:f
Latin quotation from {i_link|Cicero|Cicero:b}- inter arma silent leges
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