Definitions
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- noun A university
lecture heard by only a small number of students.
Etymologies
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From Latin superlative of prīvātus ("set apart from, private").
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Examples
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He now began to lecture again, but gave only an aesthetic privatissimum in his own room.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 1901
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He now began to lecture again, but gave only an aesthetic _privatissimum_ in his own room.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Calvin Thomas 1886
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