code name

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

a name used for a person or thing in order to keep the real name secret code-named adjective [notbeforenoun]: a drug investigation, code-named Snoopy

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

Same word in other sources

code nameEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus code nameEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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