Hyphenation of private

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word private ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of private :

1.	An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines Our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
2.	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
3.	Concerning things deeply private and personal Private correspondence Private family matters
4.	Concerning one person exclusively We all have individual cars Each room has a private bath
5.	Not expressed Secret (or private) thoughts

Synonyms of private :

adj	private, backstage, clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby, cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered, close, closet, confidential, secret, confidential, insular, nonpublic, offstage, one-on-one, privy, secluded, secret, semiprivate, tete-a-tete, head-to-head, toffee-nosed, closed-door, esoteric, personal
adj	personal
adj	individual, personal
adj	secret, inward
noun	buck private, common soldier, enlisted man

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.