Word of the Day (February 25, 2015)
Sub rosa – (adv.) in confidence (also: secretly)
Example: “
Inasmuch as the plans were executed sub
rosa, the stockholders realized too late how completely they had been
cheated.”
Origin: New
Latin, literally, under the rose; from the ancient association of the rose with
secrecy.
First use: 1654
(Reference:
Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application.
Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)
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