taction

[ tak-shuhn ]

noun

1. touch; contact.

taction

/ ˈtækʃən /

noun

1. obsolete.
   the act of touching; contact

Word History and Origins

Origin of taction¹

1615–25; < Latin tāctiōn- (stem of tāctiō ) a touching, equivalent to tāct ( us ) (past participle of tangere to touch) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of taction¹

C17: from Latin tactiō a touching, from tangere to touch

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