Definitions of silents
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a movie without a soundtrack
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synonyms:
silent movie, silent picture
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type of:
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film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
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film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
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