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individual
[ in-duh-vij-oo-uhl ]
/ ĖÉŖn dÉĖvÉŖdŹ u Él /
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Origin of individual
synonym study for individual
2. See person.
usage note for individual
1, 2. As a synonym for person, individual is standard, occurring in all varieties of speech and writing: Three individuals entered the room, each carrying a sheaf of papers. Some object to this use, insisting that individual can mean only āa single human being, as distinguished from a groupā: An individual may have concerns that are ignored by their party.
OTHER WORDS FROM individual
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH individual
individual , person (see usage note at the current entry)Words nearby individual
indite, indium, indiv., indivertible, individ., individual, individualism, individualist, individualistic, individuality, individualize
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How to use individual in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for individual
individual
/ (ĖÉŖndÉŖĖvÉŖdjŹÉl) /
adjective
of, relating to, characteristic of, or meant for a single person or thing
separate or distinct, esp from others of its kind; particularplease mark the individual pages
characterized by unusual and striking qualities; distinctive
obsolete indivisible; inseparable
noun
Derived forms of individual
individually, adverbWord Origin for individual
C15: from Medieval Latin indÄ«viduÄlis, from Latin indÄ«viduus indivisible, from in- 1 + dÄ«viduus divisible, from dÄ«videre to divide
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