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Word: Private
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (originally denoting a person not acting in an official capacity): from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’, a use of the past participle of privare ‘bereave, deprive’, from privus ‘single, individual’
ˈprʌɪvɪt
belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only
Short Definition:for or belonging to one person
Examples:- all bedrooms have private facilities
- his private plane
(of a person) having no official or public role or position
Short Definition:having no official or public position
Examples:- the paintings were sold to a private collector
(of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than the state
Short Definition:not provided or owned by state
Examples:- this research was carried out by private industry
Word: Private
Speech Type: Noun
ˈprʌɪvɪt
the lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.
Short Definition:lowest rank in army
private parts
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