individuum

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UK/ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjuːəm/US/ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒuəm/

noun

An indivisible entity.

OriginLatin indīviduum →
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Meanings

nounindividuum (plural individuums or individua)

plural individuums · plural individua

  1. An indivisible entity.
  2. An individual person or thing.

    it seemeth unlikely, that God hath framed this peece of worke alone without a fellow; and that the matter of this forme hath wholly beene spent in this only Individuum[…].

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinindīviduum
  2. Englishindividuum

From Latin indīviduum, noun use of neuter singular of indīviduus (“indivisible”).

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APA

individuum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individuum

MLA

“individuum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individuum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “individuum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/individuum.

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