clandestinity

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clandestinity

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

noun clandestinities

  1. uncountable, usually The quality or state of being clandestine.

    Similar: clandestineness

  2. uncountable, usually 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.

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Françaisclandestinité
DeutschKlandestinität, Heimlichkeit
Italianoclandestinità

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@misc{clandestinity_2026,
  title = {clandestinity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clandestinity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}