- clandestine
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Clandestine — may refer to: Secrecy ClanDestine, a Marvel Comics series by Alan Davis Clandestine (novel), a novel by James Ellroy Clandestine operation, a secret intelligence or military activity Clandestine MUD, a MUD, or text based MMORPG La Clandestine… … Wikipedia
Clandestine — Студийный альбом Entombed Дата выпуска 12 ноября 1991 … Википедия
Clandestine — steht für: Clandestine (Album), Album der schwedischen Band Entombed Clandestine Radio, Hörfunksender, die von einem heimlichen Standort aus den Sendebetrieb aufnehmen Siehe auch: Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army, politisch linke,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
clandestine — I adjective arcane, behind the scenes, camouflaged, clandestinus, cloaked, collusive, concealed, confidential, conspiring, covert, cunning, disguised, ensconced, evasive, furtive, furtivus, hidden, in the background, irrevealable, masked, obscure … Law dictionary
clandestine — ● clandestine nom féminin Plante parasite sans chlorophylle, vivant sur les racines des arbres, voisine de l orobanche. ● clandestin, clandestine adjectif (latin clandestinus) Qui se fait en secret, en cachette : Activités clandestines. Qui est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Clandestine — Clan*des tine, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clandestine — (adj.) 1560s, from L. clandestinus secret, hidden, from clam secretly, from adverbial derivative of base of celare to hide (see CELL (Cf. cell)), perhaps on model of intestinus internal. Related: Clandestinely … Etymology dictionary
clandestine — *secret, covert, surreptitious, furtive, underhand, underhanded, stealthy Analogous words: concealed, hidden (see HIDE): *sly, artful, foxy: illicit, illegitimate (see affirmative adjectives at LAWFUL) Antonyms: open Contrasted words: aboveboard … New Dictionary of Synonyms
clandestine — [adj] secret, sly artful, cloak anddagger, closet, concealed, covert, foxy, fraudulent, furtive, hidden, hush hush*, illegitimate, illicit, in holes and corners*, on the Q. T.*, on the quiet, private, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover,… … New thesaurus
clandestine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ surreptitious or secretive. DERIVATIVES clandestinely adverb clandestinity noun. ORIGIN Latin clandestinus, from clam secretly … English terms dictionary
clandestine — [klan des′tin] adj. [Fr clandestin < L clandestinus, secret, hidden < clam, secret < base of celare, to hide: see CONCEAL] kept secret or hidden, esp. for some illicit purpose; surreptitious; furtive SYN. SECRET clandestinely adv.… … English World dictionary
