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English

Etymology
From F. clandestin, derived from Latin clandestinus|clandestīnus "secret, concealed"

Pronunciation
IPA|/klæn�d�stɪn/
SAMPA|/kl{n"dEstIn/
audio|en-us-clandestine.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
2. freemasonry a person or lodge not recognized as a regular member.

Quotations
;done in secret
timeline|
1700s=1793|
1800s=1818 1878|
1900s=1912 1922 1924|
2000s=2003 2005
1793 � w:Charlotte Turner Smith|Charlotte Smith, s:The_Old_Manor_House|The Old Manor House v 3, ch I

1818 � w:Jane Austen|Jane Austen, s:Northanger Abbey|Northanger Abbey ch 31

1878 � w:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy, s:The Return of the Native|The Return of the Native ch 11

1912 � w:G. K. Chesterton|G. K. Chesterton, s:Manalive|Manalive ch IX

1922 � w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft, s:Herbert West: Reanimator|Herbert West: Reanimator

1924 � w:Herman Melville|Herman Melville, s:Billy Budd|Billy Budd ch 13

2003 � w:Trivium (band)|Trivium, w:Ember To Inferno|Ember To Inferno - Track 4: Fugue:

2005 � w:Stewart Lee|Stewart Lee, 90's Comedian DVD

Synonyms
(done in secret''): covert, furtive, hush-hush, secret, secretive, undercover

Translations
trans-top|done or kept in secret
Croatian: t-|hr|tajan, t-|hr|skriven
Finnish: t-|fi|salainen
French: t+|fr|clandestin
German: klammheimlich, heimlich, geheim, obs. klandestin
Greek: t+|el|μ���ικ��|m|trmistikos|scGrek, t+|el|κ�����|m|trkrifos|scGrek, t+|el|λαθ�αίο�|m|trlathreos|scGrek
Japanese: ��������, himitsu no���� (����, fuhou no)
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|nepenî, t|ku|nehênî, t|ku|dizîkî
Latin: t-|la|clandestinus|alt=clandestīnus
Mandarin Chinese: ��� (mìmì de), �中� (ànzh�ng de)
Polish: konspiracyjny, ukryty, tajny
Portuguese: t+|pt|clandestino
Spanish: t-|es|clandestino
trans-bottom

Related terms
clandestinely

French

fr-adj-form

1. feminine of|clandestin

Italian

Adjective
clandestine f

1. Feminine plural form of clandestino

Category:Italian adjective forms

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