- secret
- See: IN SECRET, OPEN SECRET.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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secret — secret, ète 1. (se krè, krè t ; la prononciation ancienne était segret, segrète ; et plusieurs, surtout les vieillards, la conservent encore ; plusieurs, au XVIe siècle, écrivaient segret, voy. l historique à SECRET, 2 ; au XVIIe siècle,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
secret — SECRÉT, Ă, secreţi, te, adj., s.n. I. adj. 1. Care este ţinut ascuns, care rămâne necunoscut, nedivulgat; confidenţial. Tratative secrete. ♢ Asociaţie (sau organizaţie, societate) secretă = organizaţie cu caracter conspirativ, constituită în… … Dicționar Român
secret — se‧cret [ˈsiːkrt] adjective 1. something that is secret is only known about by a few people and kept hidden from other people, sometimes because it is illegal: • The unexpected merger has triggered reports of a secret deal. • The judge has twice … Financial and business terms
Secret — • The prayer said in a low voice by the celebrant at the end of the Offeratory in the Roman Liturgy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Secret Secret … Catholic encyclopedia
secret — [sē′krit] adj. [OFr < L secretus, pp. of secernere, to set apart < se , apart (see SECEDE) + cernere, to sift, distinguish: see HARVEST] 1. kept from public knowledge or from the knowledge of a certain person or persons 2. withdrawn, remote … English World dictionary
Secret — Se cret, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete}, {Secern}.] 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secret "X" — is a pricing game on the American television game show The Price Is Right . Debuting on September 14, 1977, this tic tac toe based game is played for a four digit prize worth more than $3,000, and uses small prizes.GameplayThe centerpiece of… … Wikipedia
Secret — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Secret puede referirse a: Término inglés para referirse a un secreto. En música Secret, álbum de la cantante japonesa Ayumi Hamasaki. secret, álbum de la cantante japonesa Kumi Koda. Secret , canción de la … Wikipedia Español
secret — adj Secret, covert, stealthy, furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, underhand, underhanded are comparable when they mean done, carried on, operated, or accomplished so as not to attract attention or observation. Secret, the most general of these… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Secret — Se cret, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See {Secret}, a.] 1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secret — I adjective abstruse, acroamatic, acroamatical, arcane, arcanus, clandestine, close, concealed, confidential, covert, cryptic, dark, esoteric, furtive, hidden, latent, mysterious, not public, obscure, occult, occultus, private, privy, recondite,… … Law dictionary
