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Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person,
company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others;
personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's
private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or
interests; a private secretary. |
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Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to
an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room
or apartment; private prayer. |
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Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or
employment; as, a private citizen; private life. |
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Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private
negotiation; a private understanding. |
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Having secret or private knowledge; privy. |
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A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. |
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Personal interest; particular business. |
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Privacy; retirement. |
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One not invested with a public office. |
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A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a
noncommissioned officer. |
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The private parts; the genitals. |
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