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tacet
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Word definitions for tacet in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tacet \Ta"cet\, v. impers. [L., it is silent, 3d pers.pr. of tacere to be silent.] (Mus.) It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
musical instruction, 1724, from Latin tacet "is silent," third person singular present indicative of tacere (see tacit ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (label en music) instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece