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sub silencio

sub silencio adverb: in a clearly implied but not overtly stated way.

Adverb

sub silencio (not comparable)

  1. in a clearly implied but not overtly stated way

Origin of sub silencio

Borrowed from Latin sub silencio (“beneath the silence”).

Questions about sub silencio

What does sub silencio mean?
Sub silencio means in a clearly implied but not overtly stated way.
What part of speech is sub silencio?
Sub silencio is an adverb.

Words near sub silencio in the dictionary

  1. sub prefecture
  2. sub prefectures
  3. sub rosa
  4. sub sandwich
  5. sub sandwiches
  6. sub silencio
  7. sub specie aeterni
  8. sub tender
  9. sub tenders
  10. sub voce
  11. sub-

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