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tacit |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tacit \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus p. p. of tacere to be silent, to pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent, Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: cf F. tacite. Cf {Reticent}.] Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection. -- {Tac"it*ly}, adv The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in civil contracts. --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tacit adj : indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: {implied}, {silent}, {understood}]
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