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klænˈdɛstɪn ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃl ɪˈnɪɡmə ˈhɪd(ə)n ˈhʌɡ.əˌmʌɡ.ə ˈhʌɡ.ɚˌmʌɡ.ɚ mɪˈstɪəɹi.əs məˈstɪɹi.əs ˈmɪstəɹi ˈmɪstɪk ˈmɪstɪkəl ˈɒk.ʌlt əˈkʌlt ˈpɹaɪvɪt ˈpɹɪv.i səˈkluːdɪd ˈsiːkɹɪt ˈsiːkɹɪt ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs səˌɹɛpˈtɪʃəs ˌʌndəˈɡɹaʊnd ˌʌndɚˈɡɹaʊnd not openly made known a secret marriage a secret bride the next to highest level of official classification for documents having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding mysterious symbols the mystical style of Blake occult lore the secret learning of the ancients not expressed secret (or private) thoughts conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods clandestine intelligence operations cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines hole-and-corner intrigue secret missions a secret agent secret sales of arms surreptitious mobilization of troops an undercover investigation underground resistance indulging only covertly a secret alcoholic communicated covertly their secret signal was a wink secret messages (of information) given in confidence or in secret this arrangement must be kept confidential their secret communications hidden from general view or use a privy place to rest and think a secluded romantic spot a secret garden designed to elude detection a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole a secret passage the secret compartment in the desk not open or public; kept private or not revealed a secret formula secret ingredients secret talks something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained how it got out is a mystery it remains one of nature's secrets information known only to a special group the secret of Cajun cooking something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on) the combination to the safe was a secret he tried to keep his drinking a secret