individual

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[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- single; separate
(e.g: individual tiny flowers)

- of or for a particular person
(e.g: the individual needs of the children)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’)


[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊəl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a single human being as distinct from a group
(e.g: boat trips for parties and individuals)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’)




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