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  1. 1. n. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. That which is concealed; a secret. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the trait of keeping things secret Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the condition of being concealed or hidden Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. Shak. 2. That which is concealed; a secret. [R.] Shak. 3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of desert cell." Milton. 4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show. Hooker. Source: webster
  8. 8. n:100 n. the trait of keeping things secret Source: ecdict

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