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Definition of Incognito
1. Adverb. Without revealing one's identity. "In Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"
2. Adjective. With your identity concealed.
Definition of Incognito
1. a. or adv. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice.
2. n. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.
Definition of Incognito
1. Adjective. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title. ¹
2. Adverb. Without revealing one's identity. ¹
3. Noun. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name. ¹
4. Noun. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incognito
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Incognito
Literary usage of Incognito
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"The only difference is that many ceremonial observances, which are due to a
monarch, are not rendered to him when travelling incognito. ..."
2. The Bookman (1907)
"In his early youth the King travelled with his tutor a good deal about England
strictly incognito, and not always to his personal advantage. ..."
3. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"Yesterdays foreign letters say, that the earl of Portland arrived the 3oth at
Paris, where he will continue incognito till his equipage be ready, ..."
4. A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans by James Browne (1849)
"Departure of Prince Charles from Avignon incognito— Visits London—Interview ...
he left Avignon incognito, after a residence of about two months, ..."
5. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1889)
"CHAPTER XXVII THE YANKEE AND THE KING TRAVEL incognito ABOUT bedtime I took the
king to my private quarters to cut his hair and help him get the hang of the ..."
6. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"During the publication of these papers Mr. Scott preserved his incognito even
towards his publisher. The author spent some sixteen years of his life ..."
7. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1831)
"X.— The incognito; or Sins and Peccadillos. By Don T. De Trueba, Author of "
Romance of History, Spain," "The Castilian," &c. &c. In three volumes. 8vo. ..."
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