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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obmutescence

Obmutescence \Ob`mu*tes"cence\ ([o^]b`m[-u]*t[e^]s"sens), n. [L. obmutescens, p. pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob (see Ob-) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.]

  1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech.
    --Sir T. Browne.

  2. A keeping silent or mute.
    --Paley.

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obmutescence

n. silence; inability or refusal to speak.