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Definition of Private
Pri´vate Pronunciation: prī´vãt | a. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer. | | 3. | Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life. | | 4. | Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding. | | 5. | Having secret or private knowledge; privy.| Private soldier | | See Private, n., 5. |
| | n. | 1. | A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. | | 2. | Personal interest; particular business. | | 3. | Privacy; retirement. | | 4. | One not invested with a public office. | | 5. | (Mil.) A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer. | | 6. | The private parts; the genitals. |
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