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taciturn
tac·i·turn [ tássi tùrn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
silent by nature: habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech and manner
[Late 18th century. Via French taciturne< Latin taciturnus< tacitus (see tacit)]

tac·i·tur·ni·ty [ tàssi túrnətee ] noun
tac·i·turn·ly [ tássi tùrnlee ] adverb

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See silent.
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