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incognito definition

in·cog·ni·to (in′käg nē′tō′, in käg′ni tō′)

adjective, adverb

with true identity unrevealed or disguised; under an assumed name, rank, etc.

Etymology: It < L incognitus, unknown < in-, not + cognitus: see cognition

noun pl. incognitos -·tos′

  1. a person who is incognito
    1. the state of being incognito
    2. the disguise assumed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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