Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - mum
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Mum
mum
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English mom, momme, probably imitative of a sound made with closed lips Date: 14th century silent keep ~ II. intransitive verb (~med; ~ming) Etymology: Middle English mommen, to ~ble, perform (a ~mer's play), probably in part from mom, in part from Middle French momer to go masked Date: 1530 1. to perform in a pantomime 2. to go about merrymaking in disguise during festivals III. noun Etymology: German Mumme Date: 1640 a strong ale or beer IV. chiefly British variant of mom V. noun Date: 1917 chrysanthe~
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1. n. Brit. colloq. mother. Etymology: abbr. of MUMMY(1) 2. adj. colloq. silent (keep mum). Phrases and idioms mum's the word say nothing. Etymology: ME: imit. of closed lips 3. v.intr. (mummed, mumming) act in a traditional masked mime. Etymology: cf. MUM(2) and MLG mummen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. молчание 2. разг. молчаливый to keep mum (about smth.) —- помалкивать (о чем-л.) to stand mum —- стоять молча 3. участвовать в пантомиме 4. участвовать в рождественском представлении; быть ряженым 5. разг. тише!, тс! mum's the word —- (об этом) ни гугу; это секрет 6. крепкое пиво 7. дет. мама, мамуля, мамуся 8. простореч. см. 9. разг. см. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. interj. тише!, тс!; mums the word! - (об этом) ни гугу!, это секрет 2. adj.; predic. молчаливый; - keep mum - sit mum 3. v. 1) участвовать в пантомиме 2) hist. быть ряженым II noun obs. крепкое пиво III = mummy II ...Англо-русский словарь
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(mums) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your mum is your mother. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, usually use mom) He misses his mum... Mum and Dad are coming for lunch... Don’t worry, Mum... N-FAMILY 2. If you keep mum or stay mum about something, you do not tell anyone about it. (INFORMAL) He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter. = keep quiet PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 BrE mother; mom AmE 2 mum's the word used to tell someone that they must not tell other people about a secret (Remember, mum's the word! I don't want anyone else finding out about this!) ~2 adj keep mum informal to not tell anyone about a secret ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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st. & loc. abbr. Caledonia - Mumford U.S. gov. abbr. Modularization Unitization And Metrication airport code Mumias, Kenya univ. abbr. Maharishi University of Management univ. abbr. Crisanthemum educ. abbr. Mathematical Ulterior Motives pos. abbr. Mixed Up Mother account. abbr. Money Under Management chat abbr. Mother chat abbr. Quiet ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1521, from M.E. mum, mom, imitative of the sound made with closed lips. Phrase mum's the word is first recorded 1704. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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