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(), a.[Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.] Silent; not speaking. Thackeray. The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak. Mum interj.Be silent! Hush! Mum, then, and no more. Shak. Mum n.Silence. [R.] Hudibras. Mum n.[G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope. スポンサード リンク
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