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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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