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Meaning of privy

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  privy
      adj 1: hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest
             and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
             [syn: {privy}, {secluded}, {secret}]
      2: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not
         generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
      n 1: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets [syn:
           {toilet}, {lavatory}, {lav}, {can}, {john}, {privy},
           {bathroom}]
      2: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a
         user can defecate [syn: {outhouse}, {privy}, {earth-closet},
         {jakes}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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