how to pronounce silence

/ˈsaɪləns/

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silence is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of silence in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this is why the silence breakers are a …”

meanings of silence

verb:

To suppress criticism, etc.
To block gene expression.
To repress the expression of something.
To murder.
To make (someone or something) silent.

noun:

Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends; meeting for worship.
The act of refraining from speaking.
The absence of any sound.

interjection:

Be silent.

silence frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word silence occurs in english on average 37.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics silence can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that silence can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;