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Definition of: reticent
(ret′ə·sənt) adjective
Habitually silent or reserved in utterance. See synonyms under TACITURN. [<L reticens, -entis, ppr. of reticere remain silent <re- again + tacere be silent]
—ret′i·cent·ly adverb
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