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clandestine

Pronunciation: /klanˈdɛstɪn, ˈklandɛstɪn/

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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: /-ˈtɪnɪti/

noun

Origin:

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

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