individual
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- individuall (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuum (“an indivisible thing”), neuter of individuus (“indivisible, undivided”), from in + dividuus (“divisible”), from divido (“divide”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
individual (plural individuals)
- A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- He is an unusual individual.
- (Legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- 1982, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
- Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination[...].
- An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
- 2006, Steven French, “Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy[1]:
- It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals.
- 2006, Steven French, “Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory”, in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy[1]:
[edit] Translations
person considered alone
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[edit] Adjective
individual (comparative more individual, superlative most individual)
- 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.
- Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
- individual personal pension; individual cream cakes
[edit] Synonyms
- (1): single, selfstanding
- (2): personal, single
[edit] Antonyms
- (1): collective
- (2): group, joint, shared
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
relating to a single person or thing
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intended for a single person
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[edit] External links
- individual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- individual in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Statistics
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Most common English words before 1923: silent · takes · honour · #806: individual · girls · wall · cry
[edit] Galician
[edit] Adjective
individual m. and f. (plural individuais)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
individual m. and f. (plural individuales)
[edit] Noun
individual m. (plural individuales)
