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complicity

nounfeminine/kũ.pli.si.ˈda.dɨ/medium

cum·pli·ci·da·de

Definition

The state of being complicit; a relationship of connivance, secret agreement, or mutual understanding, often affectionate.
There was a clear complicity between the two thieves.
Their friendship was based on years of shared secrets and complicity.

Etymology

Do francês 'complicité', do latim 'complex, complicis' (cúmplice).

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