open secret

o·pen se·cret

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-puh n see-krit]
- /ˈoʊ pən ˈsi krɪt/
- /ˈəʊpən ˈsiːkrət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n see-krit]
- /ˈoʊ pən ˈsi krɪt/

Definitions of open secret words

noun open secret something supposedly secret but actually known quite generally. 1
noun open secret official secret known to many 1
countable noun open secret If you refer to something as an open secret, you mean that it is supposed to be a secret, but many people know about it. 0
noun open secret something that is supposed to be secret but is widely known 0
noun open secret something supposed to be secret but known to almost everyone 0

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Origin of open secret

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Open secret

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Open secret

open secret popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

open secret usage trend in Literature

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