HOW TO PRONOUNCE
clandestine
/klænˈdɛstɪn/
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klan-DES-tin: put the main beat in the middle.
In klan-DES-tin, the ending has the short i of “pin.” Let the n lead straight into d, and keep the final syllable lighter than DES.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The characters arrange a clandestine meeting at the station.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does clandestine mean?
adjective
- Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
- Not recognized as a regular member.
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IPA pronunciation
/klænˈdɛstɪn/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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And the spoyling a man of his goods, by Terrour of death, or wounds, than by clandestine surreption.
If she sees ivy clinging to the wall in the moonlight, she will have clandestine meetings with young men.
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Except in the case of a clandestine reprint, how will he distinguish forgery from quotation, imitation, plagiarism, or even coincidence?
This trade the enterprising and greedy young man combined with money-lending and he clandestine sale of improper books and photographs.
So, the very next day I exposed my hidden schools, my mines, and my vast system of clandestine factories and workshops to an astonished world.