Translation
private, personal
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Word origin
From Latin privatus ('set apart, not public'), the same root that gives English 'private'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- privatus
- English cognates
- private
Examples
Angelegenheit, betrifft.
That's a private matter that concerns nobody else.
Stadtrand.
He lives in a private house on the edge of town.
respektiere .
Please respect my private messages.
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