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mum

1  [muhm]
Use mum in a Sentence
–adjective
1. silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
–interjection
2. say nothing! be silent!
—Idiom
3. mum's the word, do not reveal what you know (about something); keep silent: Mum's the word, or the surprise party won't be a surprise.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME momme; imit.
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2  [muhm]
–verb (used without object), mummed, mum⋅ming.
1. to say “mum”; call for silence.
2. to act as a mummer.
Also, mumm.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME mommen, v. use of mum 1 ; cf. MD mommen to act the mummer's part

mum

3  [muhm]
–noun
chrysanthemum.
Origin:
shortened form

mum

4  [muhm]
–noun Chiefly British.
mother.
Origin:
1815–25; nursery word; see mom

mum

5  [muhm]
–noun
a strong beer or ale, first made in Brunswick, Germany.
Origin:
1630–40; < G Mumme, said to have been named after the brewer who made it

mum

6  [muhm]
–noun Chiefly British.
madam.
Origin:
var. of ma'am
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mum 1   (mŭm)   
adj.  Not verbalizing; silent.
interj.  Used as a command to stop speaking.

[Middle English, perhaps imitative of closing one's lips.]
mum 2   (mŭm)   
intr.v.   mummed, mum·ming, mums

  1. To act or play in a pantomime.

  2. To go merrymaking in a mask or disguise especially during a festival.


[Middle English mummen, from Old French momer, to wear a mask.]
mum 3   (mŭm)   
n.   Chiefly British
Mother.

[Short for mummy2.]
mum 4   (mŭm)   
n.  A chrysanthemum.
mum 5   (mŭm)   
n.  A strong beer originally brewed in Brunswick, Germany.

[German Mumme.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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