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Meaning Of Private
a.
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.
a.
Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to
an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room
or apartment; private prayer.
a.
Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or
employment; as, a private citizen; private life.
a.
Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private
negotiation; a private understanding.
a.
Having secret or private knowledge; privy.
n.
A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
n.
Personal interest; particular business.
n.
Privacy; retirement.
n.
One not invested with a public office.
n.
A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a
noncommissioned officer.