tacenda

T1A1C3E1N1D2A1

noun

Things that are not to be spoken about or made public.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nountacenda pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThings that are not to be spoken about or made public.
  2. pluralplural onlyThings that are best left unsaid.

Origin

  1. Latintacenda
  2. Englishtacenda

From Latin tacenda, future passive participle of taceo.

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APA

tacenda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacenda

MLA

“tacenda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacenda. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tacenda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tacenda.

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