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Added 8 October 2026

individual

/ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl/ noun

In Latin: indīviduum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about individual at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
He is an unusual individual.
A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.

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.
Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
individual personal pension
Not divisible without losing its identity.

Origin

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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