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Definition for DUMB'NESS
DUMB'LY
DUM'FOUND
DUMB'NESS
, n. [dum'ness.]
Muteness; silence or holding the peace; omission of speech. This is voluntary dumbness.
Incapacity to speak; inability to articulate sounds. This is involuntary dumbness.
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