The definition of private is something that belongs to or is used by only a limited few, or information available only to a limited number of people and not publicly shared.
(adjective)See private in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME pryvat < L privatus, belonging to oneself, not to the state < privare, to separate, deprive < privus, separate, peculiar, prob. akin to OL pri: see prime
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See private in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
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Origin: Middle English privat
Origin: , from Latin prīvātus, not in public life
Origin: , past participle of prīvāre, to release, deprive
Origin: , from prīvus, single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots
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