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adjective
1.
understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2.
silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3.
unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin tacitus silent, past participle of tacēre to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja)
1595–1605; < Latin tacitus silent, past participle of tacēre to be silent (cognate with Gothic thahan; akin to Old Norse thegja)
Related forms
tac·it·ly, adverb
tac·it·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
1. unexpressed, unspoken, unsaid, implicit.
Antonyms
1. expressed.
1. expressed.
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Word Origin & History
tacit
1604, from Fr. tacite, from L. tacitus "that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed, silent," prop. pp. of tacere "to be silent," from PIE base *tak- "to be silent" (cf. Goth. þahan, O.N. þegja "to be silent," O.N. þagna "to grow dumb," O.S. thagian, O.H.G. dagen "to
EXPANDbe silent"). The musical instruction tacet is the 3rd person present sing. of the L. verb.
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