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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is habitually taciturn; a person very reserved in speech.

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  • Half the width of the hall from the observer, his more than eighty years seemed to sit lightly on "the great taciturnist;" and his fair complexion, fine brow, thin face, and singular firmness of mouth have the fascination of genius.

    In and Around Berlin Minerva Brace Norton

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