- clandestine affair
- secret love affair; secret matter, covert operation
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
clandestine affair
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clandestine — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
