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tacet

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ta·cet  (tst, tst, täkt)
v. Music
Be silent. Used chiefly as a direction.

[Latin, third person sing. present tense of tacre, to be silent.]

tacet [ˈteɪsɛt ˈtæs-]
vb
(Music / Classical Music) (intr) (on a musical score) a direction indicating that a particular instrument or singer does not take part in a movement or part of a movement
[from Latin: it is silent, from tacēre to be quiet]


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