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privacy(dictionary)
privacy, right of(encyclopedia)
privacy(dictionary)

NH (oh) and privacy (iou)


NH (oh)



the written abbreviation of New Hampshire

privacy (iou)



privacy noun. LME.
[from PRIVATE adjective + -CY.]
The state or condition of being withdrawn from the society of others or from public attention; freedom from disturbance or intrusion; seclusion. LME.
A. Lurie She values..privacy and dislikes official social life. R. P. Graves He was a shy man, who relished his privacy. P. Cutting There was an atmosphere of friendly coexistence but the lack of privacy was sometimes a strain.
b. In pl. Private or retired places; places of retreat. Now rare. L17.
C. Thubron The palaces..succeeded each Other in ever more intense barriers and deeper privacies.
Absence or avoidance of publicity or display; secrecy. L16.
John Saunders A Marriage..was solemnised with strict privacy in the chapel of Leigh Court.
A private or personal matter; a secret. Now rare. L16.
M. Angelou Listening winds overhear my privacies spoken aloud.
The state of being privy to something, privity. rare. E18.