individual
/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/
noun/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/
/ˌɪndəˈ-/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
“He is an unusual individual.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
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Meaning 3 · noun
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
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Meaning 4 · noun
An element belonging to a population.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
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.”
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
“individual personal pension; individual cream cakes”
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Not divisible without losing its identity.
How this word is used
- Everyday “He is an unusual individual.”
- Everyday “As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.”
- General “individual personal pension; individual cream cakes”
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