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Sourdine

//sʊəˈdiːn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Muffled, muted; subdued.

    "The streets had been considerably quieter in the sourdine Past."

Noun
  1. 1
    A muted trumpet. historical
  2. 2
    an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound wordnet
  3. 3
    A mute; a damper. historical
  4. 4
    a mute for a violin wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French sourdine.

Etymology 2

From French sourdine.

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