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con⋅fi⋅den⋅tial

  [kon-fi-den-shuhl]
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–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 + -al 1

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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con·fi·den·tial   (kŏn'fĭ-děn'shəl)   
adj.  
  1. Done or communicated in confidence; secret.
  2. Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary.
  3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice.
  4. Containing information, the unauthorized disclosure of which poses a threat to national security.
con'fi·den'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), con'fi·den'tial·ness n., con'fi·den'tial·ly adv.
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confidentiality con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty (kŏn'fĭ-děn'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The ethical principle or legal right that a physician or other health professional will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent permitting disclosure.

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