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Look up: Private

  1. private
    [adj] - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy 2. [adj] - concerning things deeply private and personal 3. [n] - an enlisted man of the lowest rank
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. private
    Non-commissioned personnel,category OR-1(NATO),in UK Army and US Army. Category: Management in the public and private sector • Non-commissioned personnel,category OR-2(NATO),UK Army and US Army. Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Private
    Pri"vate adjective [ Latin privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly past participle of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, from privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward (hence, alone, single) and akin to prae before. See Prior , adjective , and confer Deprive , P …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/164

  4. Private
    Pri"vate (prī"vat) noun 1. A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. [ Obsolete] Shak. 2. Personal interest; particular business. [ Obsolete] « Nor must I be unmindful of my private B. Jonson. 3. Privacy; retirement. [ Archaic] "Go off; I discard you; let me enjoy my private ." Shak. 4. On …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/164

  5. private
    1. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary. ... 2. Sequestered from company or observation; approp …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?p

  6. private
    adjective confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; `a private place`; `private discussions`; `private lessons`; `a private club`; `a private secretary`; `private property`; `the former President is now a private citizen`; `public figures struggle to maintain a private life`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. private
    buck private noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank; `our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Private
    `Private` can refer to: * Privacy, the ability of a person to control the availability of information about his and exposure of him or herself * Private (rank), a military grade * `Private` (film), a 2004 Italian film * Private (missile) * `Private` (novel series), a young-adult book series launched in 2006 * Private Media Group, a European pornography company * Personal property * Genitalia, or `privates`
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private

  9. Private
    `Private` can refer to: * Privacy, the ability of a person to control the availability of information about his and exposure of him or herself * Private (rank), a military grade * `Private` (film), a 2004 Italian film * Private (missile) * `Private` (novel series), a young-adult book series launched in 2006 * Private Media Group, a European pornography company * Personal property * Genitalia, or `privates`
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private

  10. Private
    • (n.) A secret message; a personal unofficial communication. • (a.) Having secret or private knowledge; privy. • (n.) Privacy; retirement. • (a.) Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one`s self; unconnected with others; personal; one`s own; not public; not general; separate; as, a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Private
    (from the article `Performing Arts`) ...portrayed an obsessive with a mechanical regime of weekly drug dosing, watching a desirable woman in a hotel lobby, and, more perilously, carrying ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/115

  12. private
    in most armies, the lowest grade of enlisted personnel. In the armies of the United States, Germany, and France, a private ranks below a private ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/115

  13. private
    private 1. Secluded from the sight, presence, or intrusion of others. 2. Of or limited to one person; not available for public use, control, or participation. 3. Designed or intended for one's exclusive use. 4. Of or confined to the individual; personal; such as, a private joke; private opinions. 5. Undertaken on an individual basis; such as, private s...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  14. Private
    (rocket) Private F A small, solid-propellant rocket developed for research purposes by the United States Army during World War II. The Private A was 2.4 m long, 0.85 m in diameter, and powered by an Aerojet solid-propellant sustainer engine, with liftoff thrust provi...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

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8 January 2009

This day in history:
Rationing began on 8 January 1940. Each person was allowed a specific mount of basic foods. In July 1940 a complete ban was put on the making or selling of iced cakes, and in September the manufacture of `candied peel` or `crystallised cherries` meant the death knell for the traditional wedding cake. On 1st December 1941 the Ministry of Food introduced the points rationing scheme for items such as canned meat, fish and vegetables at first. Everyone was given 16 points a month, later raised to twenty, to spend as wished at any shop that had the items wanted. read more

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