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Found 4 definitions

1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Mum \Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Mumble.]
      Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. --Thackeray.
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            The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak.
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      mum's the word keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Mum \Mum\, interj.
      Be silent! Hush!
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            Mum, then, and no more.                  --Shak.
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3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Mum \Mum\, n.
      Silence. [R.] --Hudibras.
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4.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Mum \Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed
      it in 1492.]
      A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
      --Addison.
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            The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.
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