Clandestine
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| + | "I dare say […] that [[Byron]] and [[Marquis de Sade|de Sade]] […] have been perhaps the two greatest [[artistic inspiration|inspirations]] of our moderns, one openly and visibly, the other [[clandestine]] - though not too clandestine."--Sainte-Beuve, 1843, tr. Geerinck | ||
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| - | '''Clandestine''' is an [[adjective]] meaning that its reference is something [[secrecy|secret]] or [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] in nature, such as certain activities executed by [[spy|spies]]. | + | |
| + | '''Clandestine''' is an [[adjective]] meaning that its reference is something [[secrecy|secret]] or [[guerrilla]] in nature, such as certain activities executed by [[spy|spies]]. | ||
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| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Latin clandestinus. | ||
| + | From an earlier adverb *clam-de (“secretly”) (from clam and -de, also seen in unde, etc.), to which the suffix -stīnus was added. | ||
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| + | ==Synonyms== | ||
| + | * (''done in secret''): [[covert]], [[furtive]], [[hush-hush]], [[secret]], [[secretive]], [[undercover]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | :''[[censorship]], [[hidden]], [[illegal]], [[illicit]], [[secret]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Clandestine operation]] | ||
| + | *[[Clandestine publishing]] | ||
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Clandestine is an adjective meaning that its reference is something secret or guerrilla in nature, such as certain activities executed by spies.
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Etymology
From Latin clandestinus. From an earlier adverb *clam-de (“secretly”) (from clam and -de, also seen in unde, etc.), to which the suffix -stīnus was added.
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Synonyms
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See also
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