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| pri·vate [ prvət ] |
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1. kept secret or restricted: not for other people to see or know about
  My salary is a private matter that I don't care to discuss.
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2. secluded: sufficiently secluded for people to be alone and not watched, heard, or disturbed by others
Let's find a private corner where we can talk.
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3. personal: belonging to, restricted to, or intended for an individual person
The master bedroom has a private bathroom.
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4. not public: not open to the public
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5. acting in personal capacity: holding no official position in government
a private citizen
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6. nongovernmental: not supported by government funding
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7. reserved and secretive: preferring not to disclose personal information or to discuss personal feelings with others
She's a very private person.
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8. not understandable by everyone: excluding people who do not share the knowledge required to understand
a private joke
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9. lowest-ranking: relating to the lowest rank of Army soldier or Marine
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noun (plural pri·vates) |
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lowest-ranking soldier or marine: an enlisted person in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps of the lowest rank
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plural noun pri·vates |
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anatomy
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informal
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Same as genitals
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| [14th century. < Latin privatus "isolated, not in public life," past participle of privare (see privation)] |
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| pri·vate·ly adverb |
| pri·vate·ness noun |
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