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Definition Essay- The Evolved Meaning of Private


The word private has changed very much over the past 600 years.  When the word first originated it had a few concise meanings.  Today, the word private has plenty of definitions, some of which many people do not know.  For instance, it is interesting to learn that private means "apart from the state" or "a person not receiving treatment under the National Health Service or any similar state scheme" (Landau). Spending time looking through dictionaries helps to gain a much better understanding of a word  many think they know very well.

The various dictionaries containing private states it as meaning "seclusion, apart from the public body, a soldier with rank below corporal, etc." which are the meanings that are previously understood.  Many of the dictionaries have several definitions that seem similar.  Modern definitions often say the same thing, such as "intimate, confidential, confined to one person, peculiar to a particular person, and property of a particular individual" (Simpson).  Before examining the definition if this wo... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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