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Uncommonprivy
The correct spelling is privy.
How to pronounce privy
noun
IPA: /ˈpɹɪv.i/
Say it like: Pri-vee
The correct spelling is privy. An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse). For example: "The king retreated to his privy chamber."
Usage Examples
“The king retreated to his privy chamber.”
“He was privy to the discussions.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
- 2.A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
- 3.A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
- 4.A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.
adjective
- 1.Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- 2.Secret, hidden, concealed.
- 3.With knowledge of; party to; let in on.
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