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  • 1privately — pri|vate|ly [ˈpraıvıtli] adv 1.) with no one else present = in private ▪ I must talk to you privately. 2.) if you feel or think something privately, you do not tell anyone about it ▪ Laura praised the pictures, though she privately thought they… …

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  • 2privately — adverb 1 with no one else present: Could I speak to you privately? 2 if you feel or think something privately, you do not tell anyone about it (sentence adverb): Privately, Prue felt that the whole exercise was a waste of time. 3 especially BrE… …

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  • 3educated — ed|u|cat|ed [ˈedjukeıtıd US ˈedʒə ] adj 1.) having been well taught and learned a lot ▪ a highly educated woman 2.) university educated/well educated/privately educated etc having had a particular type of education 3.) educated guess a guess that …

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  • 4educated — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ highly, very, well ▪ She seemed intelligent and well educated …

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  • 5privately — adv. Privately is used with these adjectives: ↑educated, ↑insured, ↑organized Privately is used with these verbs: ↑acknowledge, ↑admit, ↑agree, ↑complain, ↑doubt, ↑express, ↑finance, ↑ …

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  • 6Martin Spang Olsen — (born 24 November 1962) is primarily known in Denmark as a lecturer, stuntman, stunt coordinator, writer and actor. But in addition to this, he has supported himself as a philosopher, painter, health and physique expert, composer, futurist,… …

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  • 7Beatrix Potter — This article is about the author. For the sociologist and reformer, see Beatrice Webb. Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter Born 28 July 1866 Kensington, London, England Died 2 …

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  • 8Private school — For the film of the same name, see Private School (film). Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools,[1] are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their… …

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  • 9private — [[t]pra͟ɪvɪt[/t]] ♦♦ privates 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Private industries and services are owned or controlled by an individual person or a commercial company, rather than by the state or an official organization. ...a joint venture with private… …

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  • 10State school — For US state funded universities, see State university system. For Texas residential institutions, see Texas State Schools. State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,[note 1] generally refer to primary or… …

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