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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 : hidden | + | *1 a : kept from [[knowledge]] or view : [[Private|hidden]] |
− | :b : marked by the habit of discretion : closemouthed | + | :b : marked by the [[habit]] of discretion : closemouthed |
− | :c : working with hidden aims or methods : undercover <a secret agent> | + | :c : working with hidden aims or [[methods]] : undercover <a secret agent> |
| :d : not acknowledged : unavowed <a secret bride> | | :d : not acknowledged : unavowed <a secret bride> |
− | :e : conducted in secret <a secret trial> | + | :e : conducted in secret <a secret [[trial]]> |
| *2 : remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded | | *2 : remote from human frequentation or notice : secluded |
− | 83 : revealed only to the initiated : esoteric | + | 83 : revealed only to the initiated : [[esoteric]] |
− | *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 [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Secrets '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Synonyms== | | ==Synonyms== |
− | covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious | + | covert, [[stealthy]], furtive, clandestine, surreptitious |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| '''Secrecy''' (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the [[practice]] of hiding [[information]] from certain [[individuals]] or [[groups]], perhaps while [[sharing]] it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. | | '''Secrecy''' (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the [[practice]] of hiding [[information]] from certain [[individuals]] or [[groups]], perhaps while [[sharing]] it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. |