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pri·va·cy Listen to audio/ˈpraɪvəsi, Brit ˈprɪvəsi/ noun
[noncount] 1 : the state of being alone : the state of being away from other people
She went upstairs for some privacy. I don't care about what you do in the privacy of your own home. [=I don't care what you do when you are at home by yourself or with your family]
2 : the state of being away from public attention
Celebrities have a right to privacy. She felt that the guard's request to search her was an invasion of (her) privacy. [=she felt the search did not respect her privacy]

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