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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestacite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ta.sit/
"Il y avait un accord tacite entre eux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not stated aloud; implicit or tacitly understood without needing to be expressed in words.
"There was an unspoken agreement between them to never mention the incident." - 2
Kept secret or confined to the mind; unexpressed.
"She harbored unspoken fears about the future of the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'un-' (expressing negation) combined with 'sprecen' (to speak), transitioning through Middle English into its modern adjectival form. Historically, it evolved from meaning literally 'not uttered aloud' to encompassing thoughts, agreements, or rules that are silently understood without needing explicit verbal confirmation.
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tacite
Transliteration: /ta.sit/
"Il y avait un accord tacite entre eux."
ungesprochen
Transliteration: /ˈʊn.ɡəˌʃpʁɔ.xn̩/
"Es herrschte ein ungesprochenes Einverständnis."
tacito
Transliteration: /ˈta.tʃi.to/
"C'era un accordo tacito tra di loro."
tácito
Transliteration: /ˈta.si.to/
"Había un acuerdo tácito entre ellos."
tácito
Transliteration: /ˈta.si.tu/
"Havia um acordo tácito entre eles."
अवक्त
Transliteration: avakta
"उनके बीच एक अवक्त समझौता था।"
心照不宣的
Transliteration: xīn zhào bù xuān de
"他们之间有一种心照不宣的默契。"
암묵적인
Transliteration: ammukjeogin
"그들 사이에는 암묵적인 동의가 있었습니다."
言外の
Transliteration: gengai no
"彼らの間には言外の了解があった。"
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