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Silence vs Exchange - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between silence and exchange

is that silence is to suppress criticism, etc while exchange is to replace with, as a substitute.

As nouns the difference between silence and exchange

is that silence is the lack of any sound while exchange is an act of exchanging or trading.

As verbs the difference between silence and exchange

is that silence is to make (someone or something) silent while exchange is to trade or barter.

As an interjection silence

is a common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.

silence

English

Noun

(wikipedia silence) (en-noun)
  • The lack of any sound.
  • The act of refraining from speaking.
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  • * D. Webster
    • The administration itself keeps a profound silence .
  • Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.

    • Synonyms

    * quietness

    Derived terms

    * blue wall of silence * cone of silence * conspiracy of silence * deafening silence * moment of silence * radio silence * silence is golden * tower of silence * two-minute silence * vow of silence * wall of silence

    Related terms

    * silent

    Verb

    (silenc)
  • To make (someone or something) silent.
    • Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
  • To suppress criticism, etc.
    • Silence the critics.
    Silence the doubters.
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    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced , disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.}}
  • (Molecular biology) To block gene expression.

    • Derived terms

    * silencer

    See also

    * quiet, noise, loud, deaf, audible.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • A common imperative instructing the addressed to remain silent.
  • * Silence ! Enough of your insolence!

    • Synonyms

    * be quiet! * hush! * whist!

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    exchange

    English

    (wikipedia exchange)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) eschaunge, from (etyl) eschaunge, from (etyl) eschange (whence modern French ). Spelling later changed on the basis of ex- in English.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of exchanging or trading.
    • All in all, it was an even exchange .
    an exchange of cattle for grain
  • A place for conducting trading.
    • The stock exchange is open for trading.
  • A telephone exchange.
  • (telephony, US only? ) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
    • The 555 exchange is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
    NPA-NXX-1234 is standard format, where NPA is the area code and NXX is the exchange .
  • A conversation.
    • After an exchange with the manager, we were no wiser.
  • * 2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
    • “Why bother with the daily grind when you can go to Mosul, get paid $400 a month, get a wife – and live an Islamic way,” went an exchange between two men overheard by a fellow passenger in a taxi. Rumour has it that a woman whose husband died fighting with Isis now receives a generous widow’s pension from jihadi coffers.
  • (chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another
  • # The loss of a relatively minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook
  • (obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
    • (Shakespeare)
    Derived terms
    * bet exchange * bill of exchange * exchange rate * foreign exchange * foreign exchange market * ion exchange * ion exchange chromatography * ion exchange resin * key exchange * link exchange * local exchange carrier * means of exchange * medium of exchange * private branch exchange * stock exchange * telephone exchange

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) eschaungen, from (etyl) eschaungier, eschanger, from the (etyl) verb eschangier, ).

    Verb

    (exchang)
  • To trade or barter.
    • I'll gladly exchange my place for yours.
  • To replace with, as a substitute.
    • I'd like to exchange this shirt for one in a larger size.
    Since his arrest, the mob boss has exchanged a mansion for a jail cell.
    Derived terms
    * exchange flesh * exchanger * exchange vows

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