n. 1 the keeping of secrets as a fact, habit, or faculty. 2 a state in which all information is withheld (was done in great secrecy). sworn to secrecy having promised to keep a secret.
[ ME f. secretie f. obs. secre (adj.) or SECRET adj. ]
n. 1 the keeping of secrets as a fact, habit, or faculty. 2 a state in which all information is withheld (was done in great secrecy). sworn to secrecy having promised to keep a secret.
[ ME f. secretie f. obs. secre (adj.) or SECRET adj. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012