Tacet

//ˈteɪ.sɪt// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.

Etymology

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

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