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Definition of mute noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mute

noun
 
/mjuːt/
 
/mjuːt/
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  1. [uncountable] the mute button on a phone, television, etc.
    • During a phone call, press mute to turn off the microphone.
    • on mute You're on mute (= your mute button is turned on)!
    Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
  2. [countable] (music) a device made of metal, rubber or plastic that you use to make the sound of a musical instrument softer
  3. [countable] (old-fashioned, offensive) a word for a person who is unable to speak that is now considered offensive
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus.
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