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incognito

PRONUNCIATION:

(in-kog-NEE-toh, in-KOG-nee-toh)

MEANING:

adverb, adjective: Having one's identity concealed.
noun: 1. One whose identity is concealed. 2. The state of having one's identity concealed.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Italian incognito (unknown), from Latin incognitus (unknown), from in- (not) + cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (to get to know). Earliest documented use: 1638.

USAGE:

"Ancient tales of monarchs passing incognito among their subjects."
Of Magic and Daylight; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 13, 2011.

See more usage examples of incognito in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The basis of all animal rights should be the Golden Rule: we should treat them as we would wish them to treat us, were any other species in our dominant position. -Christine Stevens, activist (1918-2002)

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