tac-au-tac definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary n. Fencing a parry combined with a riposte. Etymology: F: imit. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tac-au-tac Tac`-au-tac", n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to ...
tic-tac-toe definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... the opponent does [syn: ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tick-tack-toe, tic-tac-toe, tit-tat- toe, noughts and crosses] Merriam Webster's or tick-tack-toe noun Etymology: tic-tac-toe, former game in which players with eyes shut brought ...
... 37; Ant, XVIII, i, 1; BJ, II, xvii, 7; compare Tac. Ann. vi.41; Livy Epit. cxxxvi, cxxxvii; Dessau, Inscrip. lat ... and the preparation of a breviarium totius imperil by Augustus (Tac. Ann. i.11; Suet. Aug. 28 and 101; Dio Cassius ... ix., 3; XVII, x, 1 and 9; XVII, xi, 1; Tac. Hist. v.9; and coins in Eckhel, Doctr. num. vet ... connected temporally with his campaign against the Homonadenses in Cilicia (Tac. Ann. iii.48; compare Noris, Cenotaph. Pis., 320 ff; Sanclemente ... of its connection with the imperial policy inaugurated by Augustus (Tac. Ann. vi.41; Ramsay, op. cit., 161 f). (3) Star ... in the provinces (Veil. ii 121; Suet. Tib. xx.21; Tac. Ann. i.3). This method seems not to have ...
Tactic definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TAC'TIC TAC'TICAL, a. [See Tactics.] Pertaining to the art of military ... taktike (tekhne art): see TACTICS Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactic Tac"tic, n. See Tactics. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactic Tac"tic, Tactical Tac"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?. See tactics.] Of or pertaining to the art of military and naval tactics. -- Tac"tic*al*ly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (tactics) ...
... Etymology: Gk taktikos (as TACTICS) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactical Tac"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?. See Tactics.] Of or pert. to ... characterized by, planning or maneuvering. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tactic Tac"tic, Tactical Tac"tic*al, a. [Gr. ?. See tactics.] Of or pertaining to the art of military and naval tactics. -- Tac"tic*al*ly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. You ...
Tacit definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TAC'IT, a. [L. tacitus, from taceo, to be silent, that ... French tacite, from Latin tacitus silent, from past participle of tac?re to be silent; akin to Old High German dag ... silent f. tacere be silent Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tacit Tac"it, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be ... is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection. -- Tac"it*ly, adv. The tacit and secret theft of abusing ...
... s adverb see syntactic Webster's 1913 Dictionary Syntactic Syn*tac"tic, Syntactical Syn*tac"tic*al, a. [Cf. G. ? putting together. See Syntax.] Of ... syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction. -- Syn*tac"tic*al*ly, adv.
Tacitly definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TAC'ITLY, adv. Silently; by implication; without words; as, he tacitly ... Webster's adverb see tacit Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tacit Tac"it, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be ... is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection. -- Tac"it*ly, adv. The tacit and secret theft of abusing ...
... Gk suntaktikos (as SYNTAX) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Syntactic Syn*tac"tic, Syntactical Syn*tac"tic*al, a. [Cf. G. ? putting together. See Syntax.] Of ... syntax; according to the rules of syntax, or construction. -- Syn*tac"tic*al*ly, adv. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Syntactic means ...
Taciturn definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TAC'ITURN, a. [L. taciturnus.] Habitually silent; not free to converse ... or L taciturnus (as TACIT) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Taciturn Tac"i*turn, a. [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See Tacit ... not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. -- Tac"i*turn*ly, adv. Syn: Silent; reserved. Usage: Taciturn, Silent ...