Pronunciation
How to pronounce “privately”
“privately” is pronounced /pɹaɪvətli/ — 3 syllables.
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privately
/pɹaɪvətli/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'pɹaɪv' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
“it was discussed privately between the two men”
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