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clandestine

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clan·des·tine  (kln-dstn)
adj.
Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret.

[Latin clandestnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots) and intestnus, internal; see intestine.]

clan·destine·ly adv.
clan·destine·ness, clandes·tini·ty n.

clandestine
Adjective
Formal secret and concealed: a base for clandestine activities [Latin clam secretly]
clandestinely adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.clandestineclandestine - conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilization of troops"; "an undercover investigation"; "underground resistance"
covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

clandestine
Translations
clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adjclandestino

clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adjclandestin(e)

clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adjgeheim, Geheim-

clandestine [klænˈdɛstɪn] adjclandestino/a

clandestine
adj clandestine [klӕnˈdestin]
secret or hidden. geheime سرّي скрит tajný, utajovaný hemmelig verstohlen μυστικός clandestino salajane مخفی؛ سری salainen clandestin חָשָאִי, מַחתַרתִי छिपा हुआ tajni, potajni titkos rahasia leynilegur clandestino 秘密の 비밀의 slaptas slepens rahsia clandestien hemmelig, i dølgsmål tajny clandestino clandestin тайный tajný skriven, ilegalen prikriven hemlig, lönnlig ที่เก็บไว้เป็นความลับ gizli, el altından 秘密的 таємний خفیہ ، پوشیدہ bí mật 秘密


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After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, in so doing, by accepting any proposals of reconciliation that might be offered them by their Fathers--to this farther tryal of their noble independance however they never were exposed.
Linzie off to consult his friend in the Temple on the law of clandestine marriage?
Whether the torments of absence were softened by a clandestine correspondence, let us not inquire.
 
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