clandestine

  • 21clandestine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. secret, furtive, sly, undercover; veiled; illicit, fraudulent. See concealment. Ant., open, aboveboard. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. furtive, secret, private, surreptitious; see hidden 2 , secret 3 …

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  • 22clandestine — clan|des|tine [ klæn destın, klændə,stin ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY secret and often illegal: clandestine telephone conversations …

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  • 23clandestine — adjective their clandestine meetings Syn: secret, covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak and dagger, hole and corner, closet, backstairs, backroom; hush hush See note at secret …

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  • 24clandestine — UK [klænˈdestɪn] / US / UK [ˈklændeˌstaɪn] / US [ˈklændəˌstɪn] adjective formal secret and often illegal clandestine telephone conversations …

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  • 25clandestine — clan•des•tine [[t]klænˈdɛs tɪn[/t]] adj. held or done in secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; stealthy or surreptitious: clandestine meetings[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; < L clandestīnus, der. of *clande,… …

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  • 26clandestine — /klænˈdɛstən / (say klan destuhn), /klænˈdɛstaɪn/ (say klan destuyn), /ˈklændəstaɪn/ (say klanduhstuyn) adjective secret; private; concealed (generally implying craft or deception): a clandestine marriage. {Latin clandestīnus} –clandestinely,… …

  • 27clandestine — Secret, hidden, concealed; usually for some illegal or illicit purpose. For example, a clandestine marriage is one contracted without observing the conditions precedent prescribed by law, such as publication of banns, procuring a license, or the… …

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  • 28clandestine — Secret, hidden, concealed; usually for some illegal or illicit purpose. For example, a clandestine marriage is one contracted without observing the conditions precedent prescribed by law, such as publication of banns, procuring a license, or the… …

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  • 29Clandestine-Sender — (engl. clandestine = heimlich, verstohlen) sind Hörfunksender, die von einem heimlichen Standort aus den Sendebetrieb aufnehmen, daher auch: Clandestine Radio. Nicht gemeint sind damit die Zahlensender, weil diese keinen Hörfunk ausstrahlen. Der… …

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  • 30Clandestine-Radio — bzw. Clandestine Sender (engl. clandestine = heimlich, verstohlen) sind Hörfunksender, die von einem heimlichen Standort aus den Sendebetrieb aufnehmen. Nicht gemeint sind damit die Zahlensender, weil diese keinen Hörfunk ausstrahlen.… …

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