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tacit.

Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtæsɪt/
  1. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.

    tacit consent
  2. Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from late Middle French tacite, or from Latin tacitus (“that is passed over in silence, done without words, assumed as a matter of course, silent”), from tacere (“to be silent”).

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