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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Taciturn  \Tac"i*turn\,  a.  [L.  taciturnus:  cf  F.  taciturne.  See 
  {Tacit}.] 
  Habitually  silent;  not  given  to  converse;  not  apt  to  talk  or 
  speak.  --  {Tac"i*turn*ly},  adv 
 
  Syn:  Silent;  reserved. 
 
  Usage:  {Taciturn},  {Silent}.  Silent  has  reference  to  the  act 
  taciturn,  to  the  habit.  A  man  may  be  silent  from 
  circumstances;  he  is  taciturn  from  disposition.  The 
  loquacious  man  is  at  times  silent;  one  who  is  taciturn 
  may  now  and  then  make  an  effort  at  conversation. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  taciturnly 
  adv  :  without  speaking;  "he  sat  mutely  next  to  her"  [syn:  {mutely}, 
  {wordlessly},  {silently}] 




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