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clan⋅des⋅tine
[klan-des-tin] 
–adjective
| characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years. |
Origin:
1560–70; < L clandestīnus, equiv. to *clande, *clamde, var. of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, prob. after intestīnus internal; see intestine
1560–70; < L clandestīnus, equiv. to *clande, *clamde, var. of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, prob. after intestīnus internal; see intestine
Related forms:
clan⋅des⋅tine⋅ly, adverb
clan⋅des⋅tine⋅ness, clan⋅des⋅tin⋅i⋅ty, noun
Synonyms:
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
hidden, underhand, confidential, illicit.
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| clan·des·tine (klān-děs'tĭn) adj. Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret. [Latin clandestīnus, probably blend of *clam-de, secretly (from clam; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots) and intestīnus, internal; see intestine.] clan·des'tine·ly adv., clan·des'tine·ness, clan'des·tin'i·ty n. |
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Clandestine
Clan*des"tine\, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke. Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. -- Clan*des"tine*ly, adv. -- Clan*des"tine*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : clandestine
Spanish:
clandestino,
German:
verstohlen,
Japanese:
秘密の
clandestine
1566, from L. clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from base of celare "to hide" (see cell).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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