Meanings
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1
adj
Relating to the sense of touch.
Babies learn through tactile exploration of objects.
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2
adj
Able to be felt by touching.
The book has raised, tactile letters for blind readers.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).
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