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noun
The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak.
synonym: muteness.
is a specific kind of: condition, status.
is a broader term that covers: deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism.
derivation: dumb, mute, silent | mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless.
Dutch: stomheidPolish: niemota
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