dividual

[ dih-vij-oo-uhl ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. divisible or divided.
2. separate; distinct.
3. distributed; shared.

Other Words From

• di·vidu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dividual¹

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

Using Klee's idea of the difference between "dividual" and "individual" phenomena – the difference between, say, the endlessly divisible nature of water, as opposed to the singularity, the indivisibility, of a bottle of water – Birtwistle conjured a series of different musical materials.

From The Guardian

Believest thou then, most wretched youth," Cried he, "a dividual essence in Truth?

From Project Gutenberg

The focus for the next two years then, he says, will rest on inAn emphasis on coaching and coach education has already changed the structure of the sport – with managers replaced by coaches tasked with spreading knowledge and expertise. dividual development.

From The Guardian

Mason has an unwavering bead on the relationship between instincts and in dividual longings.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the moment, surely, it can be answered decisively, for better or worse, only by each in dividual.

From Time Magazine Archive