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Definition of
privy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
privy
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈprɪvi
/
/
(
formal
)
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privy
to something
allowed to know about something secret
She was not privy to any information contained in the letters.
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privy
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