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individual

The correct spelling is individual.

How to pronounce individual

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/
noun

IPA: /ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/

Say it like: Ind-ivi-dua-l

The correct spelling is individual. A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. For example: "He is an unusual individual."

Usage Examples

He is an unusual individual.

As we can't print them all together, the individual pages will have to be printed one by one.

individual personal pension; individual cream cakes

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
  2. 2.A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
  3. 3.An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
  4. 4.An element belonging to a population.

adjective

  1. 1.Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
  2. 2.Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
  3. 3.Not divisible without losing its identity.

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