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tacit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tæs?t/
- Rhymes: -æs?t
- Homophones: tacet, tasset
Adjective
tacit (comparative more tacit, superlative most tacit)
- Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
- tacit consent : consent by silence, or by not raising an objection
- 1983, Stanley Rosen, Plato’s Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image, page 62:
- He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.
- 2004, Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary (Lawrence Pratchett, Vivien Lowndes; ?ISBN:
- […] disengagement represents a tacit rejection of governing institutions and processes, especially among young people, […]
- (logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
Derived terms
- tacitly
- tacitness
Related terms
- tacet
- taciturn
- taciturnity
- taciturnly
Translations
Further reading
- tacit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tacit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- tacit at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Attic, attic, ticat
Romanian
Etymology
From French tacite, from Latin tacitus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta?t??it/
Adjective
tacit m or n (feminine singular tacit?, masculine plural taci?i, feminine and neuter plural tacite)
- unspoken
Declension
Further reading
- tacit in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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acquiescence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æk.wi???s.?ns/
Noun
acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.
Related terms
- acquiesce
Synonyms
- sufferance
Translations
acquiescence From the web:
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