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sub rosa

  • \sub ʁo.za\

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Directement issu du latin sub rosa (« sous la rose »), la rose étant le symbole du secret.

adverb

  1. Secrètement ou confidentiellement. Mon Dieu, madame, je ne voudrais pas alarmer les âmes respectueuses s’il y en autour de cette table, sub rosa…

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"sub rosa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/sub%20rosa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sub rosa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sub%20rosa

Chicago

"sub rosa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sub%20rosa.

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@misc{sub_rosa_2026,
  title = {sub rosa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/sub%20rosa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}