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con·fi·den·tial    Audio Help   [kon-fi-den-shuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret: a confidential remark.
2.indicating confidence or intimacy; imparting private matters: a confidential tone of voice.
3.having another's trust or confidence; entrusted with secrets or private affairs: a confidential secretary.
4.(of information, a document, etc.)
a.bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
b.limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified. Compare classification (def. 5).
[Origin: 1645–55; < L confīdenti(a) confidence + -al1]

—Related forms
con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty, con·fi·den·tial·ness, noun
con·fi·den·tial·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. restricted, private. 2. intimate, familiar. 3. trusted, trustworthy, private. See familiar.
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