semiprivate

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ private.

Adjective

semiprivate (not comparable)

  1. More private than usual accommodations, but not fully private; used especially of a hospital room that is shared by two patients in contradistinction to a ward containing many patients.
    • 1978, Paul A[llan] Bell, Jeffrey D[avid] Fisher, Ross J[ohn] Loomis, “Environmental Solutions to Urban Problems”, in Environmental Psychology, Philadelphia, Pa.; London; Toronto, Ont.: W[alter] B[urns] Saunders Company, →ISBN, chapter 8 (The City), page 304:
      Since there were few semiprivate sociopetal spaces or other facilities that could promote the formation of a social order, the informal social networks found in lower class neighborhoods didn’t develop.

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