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Word: Incognito
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Italian, literally ‘unknown’, from Latin incognitus, from in- ‘not’ + cognitus (past participle of cognoscere ‘know’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) having one's true identity concealed
Short Definition:having one's true identity concealed
Examples:- in order to observe you have to be incognito
Word: Incognito
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in a way that conceals one's true identity
Short Definition:in way that conceals one's true identity
Examples:- he is now operating incognito
Word: Incognito
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an assumed or false identity
Short Definition:assumed or false identity
Examples:- she is locked in her incognito
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