tacet
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tacet (“it is silent”), third-person singular present active indicative form of taceō (“I am silent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæs.ɪt/, (Italianate) /ˈtɑːtʃɛt/
- Homophones: tacit, tasset
Verb
tacet
- (music) An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
Anagrams
- catte, tecta
French
Noun
tacet m (plural tacets)
- silent part in music
Further reading
- “tacet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
tacet
- third-person singular present active indicative of taceō