in secret

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in secret - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.
     secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See
     Secret, a.]
     1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general
        knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.
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              To tell our own secrets is often folly; to
              communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler.
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     2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a
        mystery.
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              All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be
        concealed; the genital organs.
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     In secret, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a
        state or place not seen; privately.
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              Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.    --Prov. ix.
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in secret - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  in secret
      adv 1: in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the
             invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the
             movies when they were supposed to be at the library";
             "they arranged to meet in secret" [syn: secretly, in  secret
             , on the Q.T., on the QT]