definition of the word private

From Latin privatus, "bereaved", "set apart from", from privare, "to deprive", from privus, "single", "peculiar".

• IPA: /ˈpɹaɪvət/
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• Hyphenation: pri‧vate

private (comparative more private, superlative most private)

1. Not done in the view of or with the possibility of disturbance by others.

   private activity

2. Intended only for one's own use.

   private papers

3. Not accessible by the public.

   private property

• (done in the view of others): secluded
• (intended only for one's own use): personal
• (not accessible by the public):

• public

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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