tacet

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tacet

/ˈteɪ.sɪt/
/ˈtæ.sɪt/
/ˈtɑːtʃɛt/
/ˈtɑːkɛt/ Latinate

Sounds like tacit, tasset · Rhymes with -æsɪt

Where it comes from

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

verb

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

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"tacet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tacet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tacet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tacet

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"tacet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tacet.

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@misc{tacet_2026,
  title = {tacet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tacet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}