Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining, or relating to the state of a widow.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed.

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  • adjective archaic Relating to the state of a widow; widowed.

Etymologies

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Latin vidualis, from vidua a widow, from viduus widowed. See widow.

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Examples

  • "I remind you that my staff and I considered this indi'vidual's release and return premature."

    The False Mirror Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1992

  • Each Dome City had its own robot, android and cyborg labs, where units were custom designed for particular purposes or indi - vidual Citizens.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • T vidual, who was believed to be residing here, was wanted for questioning.

    Poem About Never Growing Up Ryan McDermott 2010

  • After prayers of repentance, there will be time for indi-vidual confession, then we will celebrate the Holy Mystery of Anointing with Holy Oil for healing.

    Archive 2008-03-16 papabear 2008

  • McKimson evolved into a truly horrible director as he entered the 1950s, completely void of all vidual & creative inspiration Bill Melendez told me he used to argue with McKimson over the rigid policy on layout drawings.

    McKimson and Davis Jaime J. Weinman 2008

  • On the Writing for Interactive module, all the screenwriting students had to give a ten-minute audio-vidual presentation for their interactive entertainment project.

    Archive 2006-05-01 DAVID BISHOP 2006

  • Hundreds of people, most of them against the death penalty, kept vidual outside of the prison.

    CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2005 2005

  • Notice that a threshold occurs at the indi vidual level of analysis, whereas the critical mass operates at the system level.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003

  • Notice that a threshold occurs at the indi vidual level of analysis, whereas the critical mass operates at the system level.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 2003

  • In other words, much of what a well-trained physician does, and is convinced he knows, is not supported by valid scientific evidence applicable to the actual situation of the indi-vidual sick person.

    Whoops! Nuland, Sherwin B. 2002

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