secrecy

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/ˈsiːkɹəsi/

Definition of secrecy

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

“I was sworn to secrecy.”
“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.”
“I suspect that this large and complex military railway system, shrouded in official secrecy for most of its operational life, remains unknown to many people.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

“I was sworn to secrecy.”
“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,[…]. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.”
“I suspect that this large and complex military railway system, shrouded in official secrecy for most of its operational life, remains unknown to many people.”
(countable, uncountable)The habit of keeping secrets.

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Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.

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