in dern

adverb

In secret; in secrecy.

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Meanings

adverbin dern (comparative more in dern, superlative most in dern)

comparative more in dern · superlative most in dern

  1. obsoleteIn secret; in secrecy.

    Where lies in dern auld Rhymer's race.

    1899, Thomas Finlayson Henderson, A Little Book of Scottish Verse
  2. obsoleteIn private.
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APA

in dern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20dern

MLA

“in dern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20dern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in dern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20dern.

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