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   Se·cre·cy

   /ˈsēkrəsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret: "the bidding is conducted in secrecy" Similar confidentialityclassified natureprivatenessclandestinenessfurtivenesssurreptitiousnesssecretivenessstealthstealthinesscovertnesscloak and daggermystery

   Word Origin late Middle English: from secret, probably on the pattern of privacy.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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