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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
taciturn /ˈtasɪtəːn/
▶adjective reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
– derivatives
taciturnity noun,
taciturnly adverb.
– origin C18: from L. taciturnus, from tacitus (see tacit).



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He is taciturn to talk in front of a large audience.

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