tacet
adverb, adjective/ˈtæsɪt/, /ˈteɪsɪt/
/ˈtæsɪt/, /ˈteɪsɪt/
(music, from Latin)- (used as an instruction) used to indicate that a particular instrument does not playWord OriginLatin, literally ‘is silent’, from tacere ‘be silent’.
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