confidentiality

/kˌɑnfədˌɛnʃiˈæləti/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

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"“Protection of victim confidentiality is essential, though we were never contacted about our thoughts on this,” the source said."
"The company was unable to comment on much of the moves owing to client confidentiality agreements."

Etymology tree English confidential Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English confidentiality From confidential + -ity.

confidentialities (plural)

sexuality mortality hospitality morality mentality nationality municipality neutrality locality brutality vitality legality

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How do you pronounce confidentiality?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑnfədˌɛnʃiˈæləti/.

What does confidentiality mean?

The property of being confidential.

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