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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
privately
adv
  1. kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private"
    Synonym(s): privately, in private, in camera
    Antonym(s): in public, publically, publicly
  2. by a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign"
    Antonym(s): publicly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Privately \Pri"vate*ly\, adv.
      1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of
            others.
  
      2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally not
            officially; as, he is not privately benefited.
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