secret

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/]

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1. secret (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Being or kept hidden.

Example: We went down a secret passage.

2. secret (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.

Example: Sing Heav'nly Muſe, that on the secret top / Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didſt inſpire / That Shepherd, who firſt taught the choſen Seed, / In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth / Roſe out of Chaos: [...]

3. secret (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.

Example: What neede we any ſpurre, but our owne cauſe / To pricke vs to redreſſe? What other Bond / Than ſecret Romans, that haue ſpoke the Word, / And will not palter?

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