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Conticent

Conticent \Con"ti*cent\, a. [L. conticens, p. pr. of conticere; con- + tacere to be silent.] Silent. [R.] ``The guests sit conticent.''
--Thackeray.

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conticent

a. (context archaic rare English) silent