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UK
/ˌɪndɪvˈɪdʒuːəl/
]
[ US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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concerning one person exclusively
we all have individual cars
each room has a private bath -
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
individual drops of rain
please mark the individual pages
they went their individual ways -
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
single occupancy
an individual serving
a single bed -
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
on a case-by-case basis
mark the individual pages
NOUN
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a human being
there was too much for one person to do - a single organism
How To Use individual In A Sentence
- It makes data generators, multimeters and oscilloscopes, as well as semiconductors, optoelectronic components and RF chip sets - all very complex products that require a great deal of customization for individual customers.
- In most island arcs only a relatively small proportion of the individual volcanoes actually rise above sea level.
- The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces. A Disclaimer for Behe?
- Nor do I deny that they sometimes abuse their power and are unfair to individuals.
- Advertisers pretending to be private individuals will be liable to prosecution.
- These require you to face manipulative individuals, relinquish your rights unfairly or be exquisitely tactful when you'd be justified in blowing up. Times, Sunday Times
- The value of individual liberty is not absolute, but is subject to the authority of established government.
- Some may balk at the frivolous approach to taking drugs, but few series are as vocal in their celebration of youthful individuality. Times, Sunday Times
- Individuals should not be allowed to run amok insulting and using abusive language against one another.
- To say how prisoners spend their time on leave is up to individuals is totally unacceptable. The Sun