yksilö — meaning in English
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English meaning
- individual noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
- particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
Senses
yksilö is used for these senses in English:
- individual A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- individual (legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
- particular (obsolete) A person's own individual case. [16th–19th c.]
- person (biology) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals. [from 19th c.]
individual — full definition
- noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
- adjective Relating to or meant for one particular person or thing, rather than several.
particular — full definition
- adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
- adj Especially notable or great.
- adj Fussy or hard to please, wanting things done exactly a certain way.