| Private (private) |
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| a. | (?; 48) |
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| Pri"vate |
| [L. privatus
apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p.
p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr.
privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence,
alone, single) and |
Belonging to, or
concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to
one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public;
not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion;
private property; a private purse; private
expenses or interests; a private secretary.
Sequestered from company or observation;
appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as,
a private room or apartment; private prayer.
Not invested with, or engaged in, public
office or employment; as, a private citizen; private
life.
Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a
private negotiation; a private understanding.
Having secret or private knowledge;
privy.
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| Private (private) |
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| n. | (pr***imacr]"v***asl]t) |
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| Pri"vate |
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A secret message; a personal unofficial
communication.
Personal interest; particular
business.
Privacy; retirement.
One not invested with a public
office.
A common soldier; a soldier
below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.
The private parts; the
genitals.
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