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English to English adjective
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confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy |  | Example: a private place
private discussions
private lessons
a private club
a private secretary
private property
the former President is now a private citizen
public figures struggle to maintain a private life
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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concerning things deeply private and personal | | Example: private correspondence
private family matters
source: wordnet30
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concerning one person exclusively | | Example: we all have individual cars
each room has a private bath
source: wordnet30
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not expressed | | Example: secret (or private) thoughts
source: wordnet30 noun
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an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines | | Example: our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
source: wordnet30
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A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. | | source: webster1913
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