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secret
Noun
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or unknown information.
Can you keep a secret?
secret
Adjective
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Known by a small group; hidden.
We found her secret diary.
telephone
Noun
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A machine used to talk to someone who is far away.
I need to find a telephone so I can tell my mother where I am.
telephone
Verb
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If you telephone someone, you use a telephone to talk to them.
I telephoned my friend yesterday.
installation
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noun
(= installing)
the act of installing something (as equipment)
the telephone installation took only a few minutes
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noun
(= facility)
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
the assembly plant is an enormous facility
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noun
(= initiation, induction)
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
his initiation into the club
he was ordered to report for induction into the army
he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame