[ˈsʌɪləns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- complete absence of sound
(e.g: sirens pierce the silence of the night)


Phrases:
- silence is golden

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent’

[ˈsʌɪləns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- prohibit or prevent from speaking
(e.g: she was silenced by the officer's stern look)

- suppress or prevent the expression of (a gene or genetic material)
(e.g: many inherited disorders are caused by a mutation that silences a gene)


Phrases:
- silence is golden

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent’