individual

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin individualis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪndɪˈvɪʤuəl/
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[edit] Noun

individual (plural individuals)

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

   He is an unusual individual.

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[edit] Adjective

individual

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (1): single
• (2): personal, single

[edit] Antonyms

• (1): collective
• (2): group, joint, shared

[edit] Related terms

• individualism
• individually
• individuality

[edit] Translations

Dutch: individueel, individuele Finnish: yksilöllinen French: individuel m., individuelle f. German: Individuum n., Individuen pl. Hebrew: פרטי (he) (p"rati)

Japanese: 個人 (こじん, kojin) Portuguese: individual Slovene: posamezen m., posamezna f., posamezno n. Swedish: individuell, enskild Telugu: వ్యక్తిగత (vyaktigata), వైయక్తిక (vaiyaktika)