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Word: Secret
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective) ‘separate, set apart’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘sift’
ˈsiːkrɪt
not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others
Short Definition:not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others
Examples:- how did you guess I'd got a secret plan?
- the relationship was kept secret from the world for five years
Word: Secret
Speech Type: Noun
ˈsiːkrɪt
something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
Short Definition:something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
Examples:- a state secret
- at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife
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