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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tacit  \Tac"it\,  a.  [L.  tacitus  p.  p.  of  tacere  to  be  silent,  to 
  pass  over  in  silence;  akin  to  Goth.  [thorn]ahan  to  be  silent, 
  Icel.  [thorn]egja,  OHG.  dag[=e]n:  cf  F.  tacite.  Cf 
  {Reticent}.] 
  Done  or  made  in  silence;  implied,  but  not  expressed;  silent; 
  as  tacit  consent  is  consent  by  silence,  or  by  not 
  interposing  an  objection.  --  {Tac"it*ly},  adv 
 
  The  tacit  and  secret  theft  of  abusing  our  brother  in 
  civil  contracts.  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tacitly 
  adv  :  in  a  tacit  manner;  by  unexpressed  agreement;  "they  are 
  tactily  expected  to  work  10  hours  a  day" 




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