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| 1. | [ adjective ] confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy | |
| Examples: | "a private place" "private discussions" "private lessons" "a private club" "a private secretary" "private property" "a private citizen" "a private life" |
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| Related terms: | public confidential privy clannish closet insular closed-door semiprivate nonpublic cloistered offstage one-on-one close tete-a-tete closed-door one-on-one backstage head-to-head toffee-nosed personal esoteric | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (military,work) an enlisted man of the lowest rank | |
| Synonyms: | common_soldier buck_private | |
| Examples: | "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" |
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| Related terms: | enlisted_man | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] concerning things deeply private and personal | |
| Examples: | "private correspondence" "private family matters" |
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| Related terms: | personal | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] concerning one person exclusively | |
| Synonyms: | individual | |
| Examples: | "we all have individual cars" "each room has a private bath" |
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| Related terms: | personal | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] not expressed | |
| Synonyms: | secret | |
| Examples: | "secret (or private) thoughts" |
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| Related terms: | inward | |
| Similar spelling: |
privates privately privateer Prevatte privatize privatise probate Previte Prevatt Privette probative Privitera privation proved privet provide Privett provider provident probation prefatory |
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