individual

individual
[[t]ɪ̱ndɪvɪ̱ʤu(ə)l[/t]]
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individuals
1) ADJ: ADJ n Individual means relating to one person or thing, rather than to a large group.

...waiting for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions...

Aid to individual countries would be linked to progress towards democracy...

Divide the vegetables among four individual dishes.

Derived words:
individually ADV usu ADV with v, ADV adj, also ADV with cl

...cheeses which come in individually wrapped segments...

There are 96 pieces and they are worth, individually and collectively, a lot of money.

2) N-COUNT An individual is a person.

...anonymous individuals who are doing good things within our community.

...the rights and responsibilities of the individual...

A child's awareness of being an individual grows in stages during the pre-school years.

3) ADJ-GRADED (approval) If you describe someone or something as individual, you mean that you admire them because they are very unusual and do not try to imitate other people or things.

It was really all part of her very individual personality...

The language is highly individual.


English dictionary. 2008.

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