Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tacitus

/ˈtæsɪtʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: tac-i-tus
IPA: /ˈtæsɪtʊs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.

name

A lunar impact crater.

noun

Acronym of Thyroid Allostasis in Critical Illness, Tumours, Uraemia and Starvation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Latin Tacitus.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Tacitan Tacitian

Questions

How do you pronounce tacitus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæsɪtʊs/.
What does tacitus mean?: A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (c.56–117), a historian of ancient Rome and Marcus Claudius Tacitus (c.200–275), a Roman emperor.
Where does tacitus come from?: Latin Tacitus.

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