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clandestine
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clandestine
(adjective)
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clandestine
/klæn
ˈ
dɛstən/
adjective
clandestine
/klæn
ˈ
dɛstən/
adjective
Learner's definition of CLANDESTINE
formal
:
done in a private place or way
:
done secretly
a
clandestine
[=
secret
] meeting
a
clandestine
marriage
the spy's
clandestine
[=
covert
] operation
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— clandestinely
adverb
spies working
clandestinely
[=
in secret, covertly
]
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