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muet

adjective
\mwʸe\
variants: or muette \-​et \

Definition of muet 

1 of e in French : silent or sometimes silent and sometimes pronounced

2 of h in French : initial in the orthography of a word before which elision and liaison occur — compare aspiré

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History and Etymology for muet

muet from French, literally, mute, from Middle French; muette from French, feminine of muet

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