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Definition of: incognito
(in·kog′nə·tō, in′kəg·nē′tō) adjective & adverb
Unknown; under an assumed name, so as to avoid notice or ceremony.
—noun plural ·tos (-tōz)
1. The state of being incognito.
2. One who passes under an assumed name.
3. The assumed name. [<Ital. <L incognitus unknown <in- not + cognitus, pp. of cognoscere know]
—in·cog′ni·ta (-tə) noun & adjective fem.
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