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The phrase "absence of speech" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is not speaking or is unable to speak, often in contexts related to communication or expression.
Example: "The patient exhibited an absence of speech, which raised concerns about their cognitive abilities."
Alternatives: "lack of speech" or "speechlessness".
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It is not the mere absence of speech.
The total absence of speech at this age seemed especially ominous.
Nor is it chance that Myers, Vann and Jones have more in common than an absence of speech marks.
Angelman syndrome is a neurogenetic condition characterized by developmental delay, absence of speech, motor impairment, epilepsy and a peculiar behavioral phenotype that includes sleep problems.
The source room contains a talker; speech privacy, determined from the absence of speech intelligibility as quantified by the Speech Intelligibility Index (SII), is predicted for a listener in the receiver room.
Whole system gestures in the absence of speech were produced by eight participants.
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When I graduated from high school, in 1953, the schools in Missouri were legally segregated, and, given the absence of speeches connecting that fact to the preservation of the Kansas City Way of Life, I wasn't even aware of it.
We are embroiled in a rumour war, fuelled by the absence of free speech.
So a couple of years after this incident a bunch of students came to me and said, "We are protesting the absence of free speech on the campus.
In light of the reactions from people around the world to the Danish cartoons, how does the absence of free speech change how we express ourselves?
Notwithstanding the absence of free speech and open debate, Putin could face trouble in 2016 if the economy continues to contract.
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