transcription, транскрипция: [ klan-ˈdes-tən also ]
-ˌtīn or -ˌtēn or ˈklan-dəs- adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French clandestin, from Latin clandestinus, from clam secretly; akin to Latin celare to hide — more at hell
Date: circa 1528
: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
a clandestine love affair
Synonyms: see secret
• clan·des·tine·ly adverb
• clan·des·tine·ness noun
• clan·des·tin·i·ty ˌklan-də-ˈsti-nə-tē, -des-ˈti- noun