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tacit
tac·it [ tássit ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
implied but not expressed: understood or implied without being stated openly
[Early 17th century. < Latin tacitus, past participle of tacere "be silent"]

tac·it·ly adverb
tac·it·ness noun
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