Meaning of taciturnitās | Babel Free
Definitions
silence (keeping silent), taciturnity
declension-3
Examples
“Sī hoc post hominum memoriam contigit nēminī, vōcis exspectās contumēliam, cum sīs gravissimō iūdiciō taciturnitātis oppressus?”
If this, in the memory of [any] man, has happened to no one [else], do you await the insult of [my] voice, since you have been overwhelmed by the most severe judgment of silence? (Cicero implies that on this day no senators greeted or otherwise spoke with Catiline in the assembly.)
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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