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clandestine

clan·des·tine [ klan déstin ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
secret: needing to be concealed, usually because it is illegal or unauthorized

[Mid-16th century. < Latin clandestinus< clam "secretly"]

clan·des·tine·ly adverb
clan·des·tine·ness noun
clan·des·tin·i·ty [ klàndə stínnətee ] noun

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See secret.

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