réticence

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See also: reticence

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin reticentia.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʁe.ti.sɑ̃s/
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Hyphenation: ré‧tic‧ence

Noun[edit]

réticence f (plural réticences)

tight-lippedness, reticence
(by extension) reluctance, misgivings

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

“réticence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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