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mute

view main entry for muteadjective  /mjuːt/

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muteness

noun [uncountable]
muteness noun [uncountable]Disability and people with disabilities: accessible, ataxia, the blind, blue badge, challenged, disability, disabled, disablement, dumb, handicapSilent and silence: silent, silence, quiet, mute, inaudible, soundless, noiseless, quiescent, quiet as a mouse, you could hear a pin drop

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