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clandestinity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
clan-des-tin-i-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being clandestine.

Uncountable

noun

A diriment impediment in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, requiring the presence of witnesses to the marriage vows, one of whom must be a priest or a deacon.

Uncountable

Etymology

From clandestine + -ity, borrowed from Latin clandestinitas (“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

clandestinities (plural)

Synonyms

clandestineness

Questions

What does clandestinity mean?
The quality or state of being clandestine.
Where does clandestinity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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