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noun
- The lowest rank of the army.
- A soldier of the rank of private.
- (in plural privates) A euphemistic term for the genitals.
Translations: adjective
- Not done in the view of or with the possibility of disturbance by others.
- private activity
- Intended only for one's own use.
- private papers
- Not accessible by the public.
- private property
Translations: - Dutch: privé
- French: privé , privée
- German: privat
- Italian: privato
- Spanish: privado
Etymology: From privatus, "bereaved", "set apart from", from privare, "to deprive", from privus, "single", "peculiar".
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