silents

/ˈsaɪlənts/
noun
  1. Movies that have no spoken dialogue, especially those made before the late 1920s; silent films.
    • Charlie Chaplin is one of the most famous stars of the silents.
    • The festival featured a series of classic silents with live piano accompaniment.
    • Many early silents were lost because the film stock was unstable.
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