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noun
confidentially; secretly; privately.
Origin:
1920–25; < Latin sub rosā literally, under the rose, from the ancient use of the rose at meetings as a symbol of the sworn confidence of the participants
1920–25; < Latin sub rosā literally, under the rose, from the ancient use of the rose at meetings as a symbol of the sworn confidence of the participants
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sub rosa
1654, "privately, secretly," from L., lit. "under the rose," which was regarded as a symbol of secrecy.
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