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Webster 1913 Edition
Dumbness
Dumb′ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dumbness
DUMBNESS
,Noun.
1.
Muteness; silence or holding the peace; omission of speech. This is voluntary dumbness.2.
In capacity to speak; inability to articulate sounds. This is involuntary dumbness.