[tas-i-tur-ni-tee] 
| 1. | the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation. |
| 2. | Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor. |
| tac·i·turn (tās'ĭ-tûrn') adj. Habitually untalkative. See Synonyms at silent. [French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent; see tacit.] tac'i·tur'ni·ty (-tûr'nĭ-tē) n., tac'i·turn·ly adv. |
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