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1. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.
2. The absence of sound; a period of time without speech or noise.
3. Refusal or failure to speak out.
4. The absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern.
5. Concealment; secrecy.
6. To keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure.
7. Etymology: From Old French, silence, "absence of sound"; from Latin silentium, "being silent" from silens and silere, "to be quiet" or "to be still".
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