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silence

noun [U] (QUIET)
 
 /ˈsɑɪ·ləns/

Definition

an absence of sound; complete quiet: A profound silence spread itself through the sleeping house.
(Definition of silence noun (QUIET) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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