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   sub rosa

   /ˌsʌb ˈrəʊzə/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or done in secret: "sub rosa inspections"

   adverb

   • 1. in secret: "the committee operates sub rosa"

   Word Origin Latin, literally ‘under the rose’, as an emblem of secrecy.

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