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Definition of Silents
1. Noun. A movie without a soundtrack.
Exact synonyms: Silent Movie, Silent Picture
Generic synonyms: Film, Flick, Motion Picture, Motion-picture Show, Movie, Moving Picture, Moving-picture Show, Pic, Picture, Picture Show
Generic synonyms: Film, Flick, Motion Picture, Motion-picture Show, Movie, Moving Picture, Moving-picture Show, Pic, Picture, Picture Show
Definition of Silents
1. Noun. (plural of silent) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Silents
1. silent movies [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silents
Literary usage of Silents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tell Its Stories by Matilda Butler, Kendra Bonnett (2007)
"Strauss and Howe say the silents are "stable, thorough, loyal, private, ...
They also say that the "story of [the silents] will read ... like the middle ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1900)
"... bust into a ror of lafter, peal upon peal, whooping and screaching enough to
frighten the evening silents. ..."
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