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se⋅cre⋅cy

  [see-kruh-see]
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–noun, plural -cies for 2, 3.
1. the state or condition of being secret, hidden, or concealed: a meeting held in secrecy.
2. privacy; retirement; seclusion.
3. ability to keep a secret.
4. the habit or characteristic of being secretive; reticence.
Origin:
1375–1425; obs. secre (< MF secré secret ) + -cy; r. late ME secretee, equiv. to secre + -tee -ty 2

Synonyms:
1. confidentiality, privacy, stealth, covertness.
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se·cre·cy   (sē'krĭ-sē)   
n.   pl. se·cre·cies

  1. The quality or condition of being secret or hidden; concealment.

  2. The ability or habit of keeping secrets; closeness.


[Alteration of Middle English secretee, from secret, secret; see secret.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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secrecy 
1423, secretee, "quality of being secret," from O.Fr. secré, variant of secret (see secret). Form altered late 16c. on model of primacy, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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