individual

individual
 is unexceptionable when you are contrasting one person with an organization or body of people ("How can one individual hope to rectify the evils of society?"). But as a simple synonym for person ("Do you see that individual standing over there?"), it is still frowned upon by many authorities as casual and inelegant.

Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.

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  • individual — [in΄də vij′o͞o əl; ] often [ in΄divij′əl] adj. [ML individualis < L individuus (< in , IN 2 + dividuus, divisible < dividere, to DIVIDE) + AL] 1. Obs. not divisible; not separable 2. existing as a single, separate thing or being; single; …   English World dictionary

  • individual — individual. См. индивидуум. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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