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individual.

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl//ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊl//ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl//ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊl/

  1. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

    He is an unusual individual.

  2. A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.

  3. An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

  4. An element belonging to a population.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”). Displaced native Old English hād (“person, individual”).

adj/ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl//ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊl//ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl//ɪndɪˈvɪdjʊl/

  1. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.

    As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.

  2. Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.

    individual personal pension
    individual cream cakes

  3. Not divisible without losing its identity.

Where this word comes from

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of indīviduus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dīviduus (“divisible”), from dīvidō (“divide”). Displaced native Old English hād (“person, individual”).

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