🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Individuum

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɪn.dɪˈviː.duːm

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Individual/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #320 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Jedes Individuum hat seine eigenen Rechte."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A single human being as distinct from a group.

    "Each individual has the right to express their opinions freely."
  2. 2

    A person regarded as a member of a particular group or class.

    "The organization aims to support individuals with disabilities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'individualis', meaning indivisible, stemming from Latin 'individuus' (in- 'not' + dividuus 'divisible'). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term initially meant inseparable before shifting by the 17th century to denote a single human being distinct from a group.

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