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noun
- pluralplural of personal
- abbreviationdatedShort for personal advertisements, sometimes collectively known as a personal column.
- rarePersonal matters; matters which are peculiar or proper to private concerns.
"A pardon, Mr. Preston! Ah! A pardon, please!" the Englishman apologized at once. "I say, I did not intend to pry into personals, really," he protested. "And really, you know," he continued, "if you see how I meant it, it was not personal after all," he argued.
1909, Edwin Balmer, Waylaid by Wireless: A Suspicion, a Warning, a Sporting Proposition, and a Transatlantic Pursuit, page 113
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APA
personals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personals
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“personals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personals. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personals,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personals.
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