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secrecy

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːkɹəsi/

The English word “secrecy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
  2. The habit of keeping secrets.

Etymology

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

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