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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-duh-vij-oo-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl



Definition of individual

Origin :
  • early 15c., "one and indivisible" (with reference to the Trinity), from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus "indivisible," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + dividuus "divisible," from dividere "divide" (see divide). Not common before c.1600 and the 15c. usage might be isolated. Sense of "single, separate" is 1610s; meaning "intended for one person" is from 1889.
  • adj distinctive, exclusive
  • noun singular person, thing
Example sentences :
  • Only an individual here and there sees that freedom and domination must belong to us.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Time after time He comes to the individual's relief according to His own law.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It is individual ardour alone that can combine into larger flame.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Her one art was histrionics of the kind that made an individual appeal.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • But the interference must be regulated by some theory of the individual's rights.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • There should be a series of Coming of Ages for every individual.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
  • Nothing as to the manners of the times can be inferred from this freak of an individual.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • To respect an oath is a duty which the individual owes to society.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The work of the individual endured only as long as its delivery lasted.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
  • As the world has been unified, so is the individual unit exalted.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

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