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silent h en · NOUN
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A letter ⟨h⟩ that is written but not pronounced.
Examples include the silent h in ghost (to match Dutch gheest, which later became geest), aghast, ghastly and gherkin.
2019, Carson Stewart, History of the English Language, page 178:The vihuela (silent h) is a small, guitar-like instrument strummed as much for its percussive as its melodic sound.
1989 August 26, Richard Vasquez, “Women Are Spicing Up the World of Mariachi Music”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2025:
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