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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, a. or adv [It. incognito, masc., incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not + cognitus known p. p. of cognoscere: cf F. incognito, fr {It}. See {Cognition}.] Without being known in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice. 'T was long ago Since gods come down incognito. --Prior. The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito. --Tatler. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, n.; pl {Incognitos}. [See {Incognito}, a.] 1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name 2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized. His incognito was endangered. --Sir W. Scott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incognito adj : with your identity concealed [syn: {incognito(p)}] adv : without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"
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