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Word: Clandestine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from clam ‘secretly’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klanˈdɛstɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klanˈdɛstʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈklandɪstʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit
Short Definition:kept secret
Examples:- she deserved better than these clandestine meetings
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