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sub rosa

sub rosa

Privately. This Latin phrase (meaning "under the rose") refers to the ancient use of the rose as a symbol of secrecy. No, I had no idea they were planning to reject the proposal. They must have reached that decision sub rosa.
See also: sub

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ora (1)-English
DajanaDAH-yah-nahSerbian, Croatian
Geir-Norwegian, Icelandic
Kamilla-Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
&Aelig;Lfgar-Anglo-Saxon
Sheffield['ʃefi:ld]
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