secrecy
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- //ˈsiːkɹəsi//
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
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- 1
Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
I was sworn to secrecy.
Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
I suspect that this large and complex military railway system, shrouded in official secrecy for most of its operational life, remains unknown to many people.
- 2
The habit of keeping secrets.
Étymologie
An alteration (on the model of primacy, etc.) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.
Formes
- pluriel
- secrecies
secrecy · Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
secret · A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept…secretary · A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general…Secretary · A town in Maryland.