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[mjuːt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- refraining from speech or temporarily speechless
(e.g: Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully)
- (of a person) lacking the faculty of speech
- (of a letter) not pronounced
(e.g: mute e is generally dropped before suffixes beginning with a vowel)
Phrases:
- on mute
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus
[mjuːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a device on a television, telephone, or other appliance that temporarily turns off the sound
- a clamp placed over the bridge of a stringed instrument to deaden the resonance without affecting the vibration of the strings
- a person lacking the faculty of speech
Phrases:
- on mute
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus
[mjuːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of
(e.g: her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet)
- turn off (a microphone or the audio on an electronic device), especially temporarily
(e.g: this mode will mute the ringtone and message notification sounds)
Phrases:
- on mute
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus
[mjuːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a pack of hounds
(e.g: the abbot had a mute of hounds)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman mut, mute, moute ‘pack of hounds trained for hunting’, from Latin movere ‘to move’
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