dividual
Americanadjective
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divisible or divided.
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separate; distinct.
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distributed; shared.
Other Word Forms
- dividually adverb
Etymology
Origin of dividual
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin dīvidu(us) “divided, divisible,” equivalent to dīvid(ere) “to divide, separate” + -uus adjective suffix; divide, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Whatever emotions Cunningham's audiences feel are entirely in dividual.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nor is there much disagreement that about two-thirds will go to in dividual taxpayers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The constitutional liberties of the in dividual citizen are a never-ending preoccupation of the law.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet aging follows a different time schedule for each in dividual, and an ancient body frequently supports a vigorous mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
So that a man may say his religion is now 82no more within himself, but is become a dividual movable, and goes and comes near him according as that good man frequents the house.
From Life of John Milton by Garnett, Richard
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