mute
adjective
/mjuːt/
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/mɪu̯t/
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- Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
- Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.]
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
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muto
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mute
noun
/mjuːt/
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/mɪu̯t/
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- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]
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sordina,
sordino
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- (obsolete, theatre) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th–19th c.]
- A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]
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muto
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muteness
noun
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- The characteristic of being mute.
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afonia
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