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tact

tact [ takt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ability to avoid giving offense: skill in situations in which other people's feelings have to be considered

2. discretion: an intuitive sense of what is right or appropriate

[Early 17th century. Via French< Latin tactus "(sense of) touch" < tangere "to touch"]
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