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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries秘密の
Pronunciation / Transliteration: himitsu no
"彼らは秘密裏に会合を開いた。"
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Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
"They held clandestine meetings in the basement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from French clandestin or Latin clandestinus, from clam 'secretly', related to caelare 'to hide'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "clandestine" is said worldwide
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clandestin
Transliteration: clandestin
"Ils ont mené une réunion clandestine."
klandestin
Transliteration: klandestin
"Sie hielten ein klandestines Treffen ab."
clandestino
Transliteration: clandestino
"Hanno tenuto un incontro clandestino."
clandestino
Transliteration: clandestino
"Mantuvieron una reunión clandestina."
clandestino
Transliteration: clandestino
"Eles realizaram uma reunião clandestina."
गुप्त
Transliteration: gupta
"उन्होंने एक गुप्त बैठक की।"
秘密的
Transliteration: mìmì de
"他们举行了一次秘密会议。"
은밀한
Transliteration: eunmilhan
"그들은 은밀한 회의를 열었다."
秘密の
Transliteration: himitsu no
"彼らは秘密裏に会合を開いた。"
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