tact
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Is tact a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of tact?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (music) The stroke in beating time.countableuncountable
2. (psychology) A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).Examples: "Skinner (1957) saw such tacts as responses that are reinforced socially."countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (psychology) To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant).
noun (English)
1. (slang) Clipping of tactic.Examples: "Wanda "Hey, can you show us?" Karen "No" Brent "We promise not to make fun of you." Karen "No" Lacey "Okay, we promise TO make fun of you." Karen "I'm getting a drink" Lacey "I was trying a different tact." Wanda "Bad tack.""abbreviationalt-ofclippingslang
Definition source: Wiktionary