tacit
tacit definition
tacit (tas′it)
adjective
- Now Rare saying nothing; still
- unspoken; silent
- not expressed or declared openly, but implied or understood tacit approval
- Law happening without contract but by operation of law
Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr tacite < L tacitus, pp. of tacere, to be silent < IE base *takē-, to be silent > Goth thahan, ON thegja
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