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tac·it  audio  (tst) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Not spoken: indicated tacit approval by smiling and winking.
    1. Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
    2. Law Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression.
  3. Archaic Not speaking; silent.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tacre, to be silent

OTHER FORMS:
tacit·ly (Adverb), tacit·ness (Noun)


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