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clandestine

/klænˈdestɪn/adjective

उच्चारण क्लैन्डेस्टिन

गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे किया गया (प्रायः अवैध)

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    done secretly, especially because it is not allowed

    गुप्त, चोरी-छिपे किया गया (प्रायः अवैध)

    • a clandestine meeting of the rebels
    • clandestine trade in tiger skins
    • The two parties held a clandestine meeting in a hotel room in Lucknow.
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    • They ran a clandestine radio station during the war.
    • Clandestine dealings between the officials were finally exposed by the newspaper.

    Synonyms secret covert surreptitious

    Opposite open overt public

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clandestinely adv.
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