semiprivate

semiprivate
semiprivacy /sem'ee pruy"veuh see, sem'uy-/, n.
/sem'ee pruy"vit, sem'uy-/, adj.
having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
[1875-80; SEMI- + PRIVATE]

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