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privacy
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  1. privacy
  2. right of privacy

pri·va·cy

noun \ˈprī-və-sē, especially British ˈpri-\
plural pri·va·cies

Definition of PRIVACY

1
a : the quality or state of being apart from company or observation : seclusion
b : freedom from unauthorized intrusion <one's right to privacy>
2
archaic : a place of seclusion
3
a : secrecy
b : a private matter : secret
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Examples of PRIVACY

  1. She went upstairs for some privacy.
  2. Celebrities have a right to privacy.

First Known Use of PRIVACY

15th century

Related to PRIVACY

Synonyms
aloneness, insulation, isolation, secludedness, seclusion, segregation, separateness, sequestration, solitariness, solitude

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