dividual
Americanadjective
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divisible or divided.
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separate; distinct.
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distributed; shared.
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Etymology
Origin of dividual
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin dīvidu(us) “divided, divisible,” equivalent to dīvid(ere) “to divide, separate” + -uus adjective suffix; see divide, -al 1
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It is a world in which the in dividual is expected to play a relatively more passive role within the group.
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Partly the difficulty lies in trying to extrapolate a general statement of American performance in Viet Nam from the in dividual American stories that Cimino presents.
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However, school officials, who had reas signed entire classes rather than in dividual students, promised to rectify this situation promptly.
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Since the Beatles gave up touring a year ago, each has had more freedom to tackle in dividual pursuits.
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So that a man may say his religion is now no more within himself, but is become a dividual movable, and goes and comes near him, according as that good man frequents the house.
From Areopagitica A speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England by John Milton
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