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secret
What does secret mean?
secret (adjective): not open or public; kept private or not revealed.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use secret in a sentence?
- A secret formula. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Secret ingredients. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce secret?
/ˈsikɹət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does secret come from?
From Middle English secrette, from Old French secret.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “secret” mean?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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having a large physical extent from side to side
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not open or public; kept private or not revealed
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