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private
ˈprʌɪvət Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
    E.g. all bedrooms have private facilities
  • (of a person) having no official or public role or position.
    E.g. the paintings were sold to a private collector
  • (of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state.
    E.g. this research was carried out by private industry
noun
  • the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
  • short for private parts.

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