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clan·des·tine \klanˈdestə̇n, klaan-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus, from (assumed) Latin clamde secretly (from Latin clam secretly) + Latin -stinus (as in intestinus internal); akin to Latin celare to hide — more at hell, intestine : marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy and concealment : not openly avowed or generally known : given to wary concealment < a clandestine love affair > < to elude the vigilance of church and state … a number of Tolstoy's pamphlets were printed by a clandestine press — New Republic > Synonyms: see secret |