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Adverb: privately  prI-vut-lee
  1. Kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
    "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat";
    - in private, in camera
     
  2. By a private person or interest
    "a privately financed campaign"

Antonym: publicly

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private treaty
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privately held corporation
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