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tact

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tact /takt /
noun [mass noun] skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues:
the inspector broke the news to me with tact and consideration.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century (denoting the sense of touch): via French from Latin tactus touch, sense of touch, from tangere to touch.