sub rosa

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  1. Latin sub rosā, under the rose (from the practice of hanging a rose over a meeting as a symbol of confidentiality) : sub, under + rosā, ablative of rosa, rose.

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  1. Latin: sub, under; rosā, ablative of rosa, a rose.
 

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/ˈsəb roʊzə/
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