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confidential

con·fi·den·tial [ kònfi dénsh'l ]

adjective

Definition:

1. private and secret: carried out or revealed in the expectation that anything done or revealed will be kept private

2. for select group: not available to the public, e.g. because it is commercially or industrially sensitive or concerns matters of national security

3. dealing with private affairs: entrusted with somebody's personal or private matters

4. suggesting close relationship: suggesting familiarity or intimacy that may or may not exist

a confidential whisper

con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty [ kònfi denshee állətee ] noun

con·fi·den·tial·ly [ kònfi dénsh'lee ] adverb

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