SI'LENT, a.
1. Not speaking mute. Ps. 22.
2. Habitually taciturn speaking little not inclined to much talking not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds was the most eloquent and most silent of men.
3. Still having not noise as the silent watches of the night the silent groves all was silent.
4. Not operative wanting efficacy.
5. Not mentioning not proclaiming. This new created world, of which in hell Fame is not silent.
6. Calm as, the winds were silent.
7. Not acting not transacting business in person as a silent partner in a commercial house.
8. Hot pronounced having no sound as, e is silent in fable.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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