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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: taciturne, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus; TACIT

taciturn

 adjective
     
ta‧ci‧turn formal
speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly
—taciturnity noun [uncountable]
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