QUIES'CENT, adjective [Latin quiescens.] 1. Resting being in a state of repose; still: not moving; as a quiescent body or fluid. 2. Not ruffled with passion; unagitated; as the mind. 3. Silent; not sounded; having no sound; as a quiescent letter. Sow mow, with w quiescent; say, day, with y quiescent QUIES'CENT, noun A silent letter.
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