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tacet

/ˈteɪ.sɪt/

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Latinate/ˈtɑːkɛt/

tacet verb: an instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.

Verb

tacet

  1. An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.

Origin of tacet

Borrowed from Latin tacet (“it is silent”), third-person singular present active indicative form of taceō (“to be silent”). Doublet of tacit.

Words that rhyme with tacet

Questions about tacet

What does tacet mean?
Tacet means an instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
What part of speech is tacet?
Tacet is a verb.
How do you pronounce tacet?
Tacet is pronounced /ˈteɪ.sɪt/.

Words near tacet in the dictionary

  1. Taccong
  2. Tacdog
  3. tace
  4. tacenda
  5. taces
  6. tacet
  7. Tacey
  8. tach
  9. tach up
  10. Tachai
  11. tachanka

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