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Meaning of privy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɹɪvi

Definitions

An outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
A lavatory: a room with a toilet.
A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
A partaker; one having an interest in an action, contract, etc. to which he is not himself a party.

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العربية المرحاض خلاء مرحاض

Bosanski hala hala хала хала

Čeština informovaný prevét zasvěcený

Deutsch eingeweiht geheim in Kenntnis

Ελληνικά απόπατος κοινωνός

Español al tanto cómplice enterado

فارسی محرم

Suomi intressitaho perillä salainen tietoinen yksityinen

Français Complice exclusif instruit prive unique

Hrvatski hala hala хала хала

Magyar beavatott magán saját titkos

Bahasa Indonesia jamban

日本語圂圊

Latina secessus

Македонски исклучив личен посветен приватен упатен

Nederlands exclusief ingeweid medeplichtig privé uniek

Polski prywatny uczestniczka uczestnik wtajemniczony

Português confidencial exclusivo particular privado privativo

Русский в курсе личный осведомленный посвящённый приватный частный

Српски hala hala хала хала

Svenska invigd

Examples

“To counteract these degrading effects he advised that the privy should be in every house the room nearest to heaven, […].”

“Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes... the privies and urinaries clean ⟳...”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of privy | Babel Free

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