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masculine

/indiβiˈðwo/

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Translation

individual, person

Word origin

From Latin individuus ('indivisible'), from in- ('not') plus dividuus ('divisible'), from dividere ('to divide'). The same root gives English 'individual' and 'divide'.

Origin
Latin
Root
individuus
English cognates
individual, indivisible

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralindividuos

Examples

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Every individual has the right to their own opinion.

rondaba .

A suspicious individual was hanging around the neighbourhood.

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The freedom of the individual is a fundamental value.

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The study analyses the behaviour of each individual.

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Who is that person talking to the boss?

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This word is part of lesson 52.