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clandestine
clan·des·tine / klanˈdestən; -ˌtīn; -ˌtēn; ˈklandəs-/ • adj. kept secret or done secretively, esp. because illicit. DERIVATIVES: clan·des·tine·ly adv. clan·des·tin·i·ty / ˌklandesˈtinitē/ n. |
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"clandestine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clandestine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clandestine.html "clandestine." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-clandestine.html |
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clandestine klænˈdestən; -ˌtīn; -ˌtēn; ˈklændəs- adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meetings.
clandestinely adv. |
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"clandestine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clandestine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clandestine.html "clandestine." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-clandestine.html |
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clandestine XVI. — F. clandestin or L. clandestīnus, f. clam secretly.
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T. F. HOAD. "clandestine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "clandestine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clandestine.html T. F. HOAD. "clandestine." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-clandestine.html |
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clandestine
•assassin • Yeltsin • sasine
•Solzhenitsyn • rebbetzin
•biomedicine, medicine
•ceresin
•ricin, Terramycin
•tocsin, toxin
•Wisconsin • oxytocin • niacin
•moccasin • characin • Capuchin
•Latin, satin
•plantain • captain
•marten, martin
•cretin
•pecten, pectin
•Quentin
•clandestine, destine, intestine
•sit-in • quintain • bulletin • chitin
•Austen, Mostyn
•fountain, mountain
•gluten, highfalutin, Rasputin
•Dustin, Justin
•biotin • legatine • gelatin • keratin
•certain, Curtin
•Kirsten • Gethin • lecithin • Bleddyn
•Gavin, ravin, ravine, savin, spavin
•Alvin, Calvin
•Marvin
•Bevin, Kevin, levin, Previn, replevin
•kelvin, Melvin
•riboflavin • covin • Mervyn
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"clandestine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "clandestine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clandestine.html "clandestine." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-clandestine.html |
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