Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tacet

/ˈteɪ.sɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: tacet
IPA: /ˈteɪ.sɪt/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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 (“to be silent”). Doublet of tacit.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tacet

Frequently Paired Words

tacenda tacit taciturn

Homonyms

tacit tasset

Rhymes With

facet tacit basset tasset

Questions

How do you pronounce tacet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪ.sɪt/.
What does tacet mean?: An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
Where does tacet come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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