Private
Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.
Single is a synonym for private in possession topic. In some cases you can use "Single" instead an adjective "Private".
Single
Single adjective - Belonging only to the one person, unit, or group named.
Usage example: any view expressed on the newspaper's editorial pages is the single opinion of the writer of the column
Private is a synonym for single in possession topic. Sometimes you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Single", if it concerns topics such as alone.
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- In metaphors, travelling between stars isn't as easy as getting a car, or even as easy as getting your own used single-engine Cessna, but it probably is as easy as getting your own small private jet.
Source: Casual Interstellar Travel -
Break the Cutie: Every single sympathetic character, but special mention goes to Private Nugget a.k.a.
Source: Literature / The Fifth Wave -
Ladyhawk, a supporting character(s) in Spider-Girl, is/are a set of twins sharing the same superhero name and identity (so they can operate at full-time for a single hero while still maintaining private lives).
Source: Single-Minded Twins
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