Definition of mute

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Mute (n.) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak..

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Media :: Media (n.) One of the sonant mutes /, /, / (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, /, /, / (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) /, /, / (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute..
Semiimute :: Semiimute (a.) Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or partially lost.
Permute :: Permute (v. t.) To exchange; to barter; to traffic.
Permutable :: Permutable (a.) Capable of being permuted; exchangeable.
Mute :: Mute (a.) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t..
Dumbly :: Dumbly (adv.) In silence; mutely.
Shut :: Shut (a.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..
Pantomime :: Pantomime (a.) Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance..
Sordine :: Sordine (n.) See Damper, and 5th Mute..
Mute :: Mute (v. t.) To cast off; to molt.
Transmute :: Transmute (v. t.) To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform..
Tithe :: Tithe (n.) A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.
Liquid :: Liquid (n.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids..
Moate :: Moate (v. i.) To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute..
Mute :: Mute (n.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone..
Transform :: Transform (v. t.) To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold..
Semimute :: Semimute (n.) A semimute person.
Cornamute :: Cornamute (n.) A cornemuse.
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