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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Secret \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It. secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete}, {Secern}.] 1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a secret vow. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us. --Deut. xxix. 29. [1913 Webster] 2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. [1913 Webster] There, secret in her sapphire cell, He with the Nais wont to dwell. --Fenton. [1913 Webster] 3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. [R.] [1913 Webster] Secret Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They suppose two other divine hypostases superior thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster] Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown; private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert; clandestine; privy. See {Hidden}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] 2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a mystery. [1913 Webster] All secrets of the deep, all nature's works. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be concealed; the genital organs. [1913 Webster] {In secret}, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a state or place not seen; privately. [1913 Webster] Bread eaten in secret is pleasant. --Prov. ix. 17. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Secret \Se"cret\, v. t. To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: classified \classified\ adj. 1. arranged into classes or categories; as, {unclassified}. Syn: categorized. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of {unclassified}. Note: [Narrower terms: {eyes-only}; {confidential}; {restricted}; {secret}; {sensitive}; {top-secret}] [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: secret adj 1: not open or public; kept private or not revealed; "a secret formula"; "secret ingredients"; "secret talks" 2: 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" [syn: {clandestine}, {cloak-and-dagger}, {hole-and-corner(a)}, {hugger-mugger}, {hush-hush}, {secret}, {surreptitious}, {undercover}, {underground}] 3: not openly made known; "a secret marriage"; "a secret bride" [syn: {unavowed}, {secret}] 4: communicated covertly; "their secret signal was a wink"; "secret messages" 5: not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" [syn: {secret}, {private}] 6: 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" [syn: {hidden}, {secret}] 7: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" [syn: {privy}, {secluded}, {secret}] 8: (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [syn: {confidential}, {secret}] 9: indulging only covertly; "a secret alcoholic" 10: 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" [syn: {mysterious}, {mystic}, {mystical}, {occult}, {secret}, {orphic}] 11: the next to highest level of official classification for documents n 1: 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" 2: information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" [syn: {secret}, {arcanum}] 3: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: {mystery}, {enigma}, {secret}, {closed book}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: secret /səkʀɛ/ secret