sub silencio

adverb

in a clearly implied but not overtly stated way

OriginLatin sub silencio ← ['la ', →
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Meanings

adverbsub silencio (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawin a clearly implied but not overtly stated way

Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinsub silencio
  3. Englishsub silencio

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

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APA

sub silencio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub%20silencio

MLA

“sub silencio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub%20silencio. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub silencio,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub%20silencio.

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