A privative, named from Latin privare,[1] "to deprive", is a particle that negates or inverts the value of the stem of the word. In Indo-European languages many privatives are prefixes; but they can also be suffixes, or more independent elements.
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alpha privative, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, ἀν-, from Proto-Hellenic *ə-; e.g. apathetic, abiogenesis. These all stem from a PIE syllabic nasal privative *n̥-...
An alpha privative or, rarely, privative a (from Latin alpha prīvātīvum, from Ancient Greek α στερητικόν) is the prefix a- or an- (before vowels) that...
privative adjective is an adjective which seems to exclude members of the extension of the noun which it modifies. For instance, "fake" is privative since...
Look up private or privates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Private or privates may refer to: "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album...
public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation when a heavily regulated private company or industry becomes...
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription...
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education that are not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments....
Look up private eye in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Private eye or Private Eye may refer to: Private investigator, a hired detective Private Eye, a...
"In Private" is a song by British singer Dusty Springfield, released as a single on 20 November 1989. It was Springfield's third single in a row to be...
In linguistics, abessive (abbreviated ABE or ABESS), caritive and privative (abbreviated PRIV) is the grammatical case expressing the lack or absence...
field of finance, private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public. Private equity is offered...
A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a public school. Private schools (also known as 'independent schools')...
Look up private parts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Private Parts may refer to: Intimate parts, such as the human sex organs Private Parts (book)...
Literally it means 'not-sorrow' or 'anti-sorrow': νη-, nē-, i.e. "not" (privative prefix), and πενθές, from πένθος, pénthos, i.e. "grief, sorrow, or mourning"...
The private sector is the part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment...
An ouster clause or privative clause is, in countries with common law legal systems, a clause or provision included in a piece of legislation by a legislative...
In Internet networking, a private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses. These addresses are commonly used for...
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent is a person who can be hired...
A private label, also called a private brand or private-label brand, is a brand owned by a company, offered by that company alongside and competing with...
engaging in sexual activity. Private Show may also refer to: Private Show (album), 2007 album by Adina Howard "Private Show" (Britney Spears song), song...
A private hospital is a hospital not owned by the government, including for-profits and non-profits. Funding is by patients themselves ("self-pay"), by...
Private Resort is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed by George Bowers, and written by Gordon Mitchell, Ken Segall and Alan Wenkus. The film...
Private banking is a general description for banking, investment and other financial services provided by banks and financial institutions primarily serving...
In computing, a private message, personal message, or direct message (abbreviated as PM or DM) refers to a private communication sent or received by a...
A virtual private network (VPN) is a mechanism for creating a secure connection between a computing device and a computer network, or between two networks...