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clandestine

Syllabification: (clan·des·tine)
Pronunciation: /klanˈdestən, -ˌtīn, -ˌtēn, ˈklandəs-/
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Definition of clandestine

adjective

  • kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit:she deserved better than these clandestine meetings

Derivatives

clandestinely

adverb

clandestinity

Pronunciation: /ˌklandesˈtinitē/
noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from clam 'secretly'

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