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[Adjective] | "pri*vate" | \ ˈprī-vət \

1: intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person, group, or class

2: belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest

3: carried on by the individual independently of the usual institutions; also : being educated by independent study or a tutor or in a private school

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English privat, from Anglo-French, from Latin privatus, from past participle of privare to deprive, release, from privus private, individual; probably akin to Latin pro for, in front of ;

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[Noun] | "private"

1: an enlisted person of the lowest rank in the marine corps or of one of the two lowest ranks in the army

2: a person of low rank in any of various organizations (such as a police or fire department)

3: private parts

Origin: 15th century ;

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[Noun] | "private detective"

1: private investigator

Origin: 1861 ;

(1) - { private enterprise } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "private enterprise"

1: free enterprise

Origin: 1789 ;

(1) - { private eye } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "private eye"

1: private investigator

Origin: 1938 ;

(1) - { private first class } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "private first class"

1: an enlisted man ranking in the army above a private and below a corporal and in the marine corps above a private and below a lance corporal

Origin: 1918 ;

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[Noun] | "private investigator"

1: a person not a member of a police force who is licensed to do detective work (such as investigation of suspected wrongdoing or searching for missing persons)

Origin: 1940 ;

(1) - { private label } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "private label"

1: a label associated with a specific chain store; also : a brand or product having a private label —usually hyphenated when used attributively

Origin: 1950 ;

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[Noun] | "private law"

1: a branch of law concerned with private persons, property, and relationships

Origin: 1773 ;

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[Plural noun] | "private parts"

1: the external genital and excretory organs

Origin: 1737 ;

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[Adjective] | "private"

1: not known or meant to be known by the general populace;

* e.g., " ... that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement "

Antonyms :
common,
open,
public

2: undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others;

* e.g., " ... a private investigation of the organization's activities "

Antonyms :
open,
overt,
public

3: of, relating to, or belonging to a single person;

* e.g., " ... club lockers in which private property may be stored "

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[Noun] | "private detective"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective "

Antonyms :
(N/A)

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[Noun] | "private eye"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter "

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(N/A)

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[Noun] | "private investigator"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator "

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(N/A)

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[Noun] | "private detectives"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective "

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(N/A)

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[Noun] | "private eyes"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter "

Antonyms :
(N/A)

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[Noun] | "private investigators"

1: a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons;

* e.g., " ... the retired policeman decided to become a private investigator "

Antonyms :
(N/A)

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[Phrase] | "in private"

1: in person and usually privately;

* e.g., " ... Can I please speak with you in private? "

Antonyms :
openly,
publicly

2: in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others;

* e.g., " ... She told me in private that she's been having a hard time adjusting. "

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