/ˈpraɪvət/
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Translation
For one person or a small group only, and not open to everybody.
Word origin
From Latin privatus, meaning set apart from the state and belonging to one person.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- privatus
- English cognates
- privacy, deprive
Examples
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"Private" means only some people may go there.
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"In private" means away from other people.
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Here "private" means the part she does not share.
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