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tact
(TAKT)to touch
Latin for touching. A tangible thing can be touched; intact means untouched.
rootLatin
Senses & perceptionSpellings:tacttangtig
Example words
contact
to touch — to be in connection with
tangible
able to be touched
intact
untouched — whole and undamaged
tactile
having to do with touch
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Grades served: 7, 8
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