PRIVATE
\pɹˈa͡ɪvət], \pɹˈaɪvət], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_v_ə_t]\
Definitions of PRIVATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
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not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
By Princeton University
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an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
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not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.
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Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.
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Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.
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Having secret or private knowledge; privy.
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A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
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Personal interest; particular business.
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Privacy; retirement.
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One not invested with a public office.
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A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.
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The private parts; the genitals.
By Oddity Software
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Concerning or belonging to oneself alone; personal; not public; away from public view; retired; secret; not holding a public position.
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Privately.
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Privateness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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Privateness.
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Apart from the state: not invested with public office: peculiar to one's self: belonging to an individual person or company: not public: retired from observation: secret: not publicly known: not holding a commission.
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PRIVATERLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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