>It's a mute question - I can't duplicate the problem today after considerable effort. >>

Main Entry: 1mute
Pronunciation: 'myüt
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): mut·er; mut·est
Etymology: alteration of Middle English muet, from Middle French, from Old French mu, from Latin mutus, probably from mu, representation of a muttered sound
Date: 1513
1 : unable to speak : DUMB
2 : characterized by absence of speech: as a : felt or experienced but not expressed b : refusing to plead directly or stand trial
3 : remaining silent, undiscovered, or unrecognized
4 a : contributing nothing to the pronunciation of a word b : contributing to the pronunciation of a word but not representing the nucleus of a syllable
- mute·ly adverb
- mute·ness noun




Main Entry: MOOT
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1587
1 a : open to question : DEBATABLE b : subjected to discussion : DISPUTED
2 : deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic

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