TACET | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tacet

Speech Type: Adverb

Etymology:

Latin, literally ‘is silent’, from tacere ‘be silent’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈteɪsɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(as a direction) with the voice or instrument silent

Short Definition:

(as direction) with voice or instrument silent

Examples:
  • the concert finishes with the piano playing tacet before doom arrives

Word: Tacet

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈteɪsɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

performed with the voice or instrument silent

Short Definition:

performed with voice or instrument silent

Examples:
  • one of the men was pulling out his phone and texting whenever he had a few tacet measures

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