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- pronunciation:
- prI
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lihj
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prIv
lihj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage belonging or granted exclusively to a person, group, social class, rank, or the like.
Officers have privileges that enlisted persons do not have.His immigrant parents felt that being able to live in this country was a privilege.- synonyms:
- entitlement, prerogative, right
- similar words:
- advantage, appanage, benefit, birthright, boon, due, freedom, honor, immunity, liberty, license, perk, perquisite, power
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| definition 2: |
the principle or condition of granting and preserving such exclusive rights or advantages.
In the past, admission to the distinguished university was largely based on privilege rather than academic merit.- synonyms:
- entitlement
- similar words:
- authority, authorization, birthright, dispensation, exemption, freedom, immunity, prerogative, qualification, seniority
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| related words: |
concession, frank, heritage, monopoly, precedence |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
privileges, privileging, privileged |
| definition: |
to grant a privilege, immunity, or exemption to.
His rank privileges him to secret information.- synonyms:
- authorize, entitle, license, sanction
- similar words:
- allow, empower, enable, grant, permit, warrant
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