Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TACT
TACKS'MANTAC'TIC, or TAC'TIC-AL
TACT, n. [L. tactus, from tango, (for tago,) to touch; Fr. tact; It. tatto; Sp. tacto.]
- Touch; feeling; formerly, the stroke in beating time in music. [Dan. tagt.]
- Peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment. Am. Review.
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