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masculine

/ɛ̃.di.vi.dy/

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Translation

individual, person

Word origin

From Latin individuus ('undivided, indivisible'), from in ('not') and dividere ('to divide'). An individual is what cannot be split further.

Origin: Latin
Root: individuus
English cognates: individual, divide

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralindividus

Examples

A strange individual is waiting outside the door.

The police are looking for two individuals.

Cet .

I do not like this individual.

Every individual has rights.

Dangerous individuals are kept under watch.

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This word is part of lesson 54.