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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French secré, secret, from [[Latin]] secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, distinguish, from se- apart + cernere to sift | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French secré, secret, from [[Latin]] secretus, from past participle of secernere to separate, distinguish, from se- apart + cernere to sift |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : kept from [[knowledge]] or view : [[Private|hidden]] | | *1 a : kept from [[knowledge]] or view : [[Private|hidden]] |
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| *4 : designed to elude [[observation]] or detection <a secret panel> | | *4 : designed to elude [[observation]] or detection <a secret panel> |
| *5 : containing [[information]] whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national [[security]] — compare [[confidential]], top secret | | *5 : containing [[information]] whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national [[security]] — compare [[confidential]], top secret |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Secrets''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Secrets '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Secrets''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Secrets '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Synonyms== | | ==Synonyms== |