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   personal

   /ˈpəːsən(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else: "her personal fortune was recently estimated at £37 million" Similar distinctivecharacteristicuniqueindividualone's ownparticularprivatepeculiarexclusiveidiosyncraticindividualizedpersonalizedrare:especialdirectempiricalfirst-handimmediateexperientialOpposite publicgeneral
   • ▪ done or made by a particular person; involving the actual presence or action of a particular individual: "the President and his wife made personal appearances for the re-election of the state governor" Similar in personin the fleshactuallivephysicalindividualparticularspecialin person
   • 2. of or concerning one's private life, relationships, and emotions rather than one's career or public life: "the book describes his sporting career and gives little information about his personal life" Similar privateconfidentialone's own businessintimatesecret
   • ▪ referring to an individual's character, appearance, or private life in an inappropriate or offensive way: "he had the cheek to make personal remarks" Similar derogatorydisparagingbelittlinginsultingcriticalrudeslightingdisrespectfuloffensivepejorative
   • 3. relating to a person's body: "personal hygiene"
   • 4. of or denoting one of the three persons.
   • 5. existing as a self-aware entity, not as an abstraction or an impersonal force: "he rejected the notion of a personal God"

   noun

   • 1. an advertisement or message in the personal column of a newspaper. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin personalis ‘of a person’, from persona (see person).

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   Personal definition: of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private. See examples of PERSONAL used in a sentence.

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   What is a particular person?

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   What is a personal opinion?

   • A personal opinion, quality, or thing belongs or relates to one particular person rather than to other people. He learned this lesson the hard way–from his own personal experience. That's my personal opinion. ...books, furniture, and other personal belongings. The President arrived, followed by his personal bodyguard.

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   What does personal mean?

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   What does it mean to be a person?

   • 1. Of or relating to a particular person; private: "Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted" (Elizabeth Janeway). 2. a. Done, made, or performed in person: a personal appearance. b. Done to or for or directed toward a particular person: a personal favor. 3.

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   What does personal mean in a sentence?

   • Personal may be used as an adjective to mean belonging to a particular individual. Personal might mean private, not for public consumption or it may mean an action involving the actual presence of a certain individual.

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   Where does the word 'personal' come from?

   • The word comes from the Latin personalis, "of a person." Personal can be your personal habits — how often your brush your teeth, whether you like broccoli — or your personal space, or a personal attack — mean-spirited criticism aimed at somebody in particular.

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   concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality. “a personal favor”. “for your personal use”. “ personal papers”. “I have something personal to tell you”. “a personal God”. “he has his personal bank account and she has hers”. synonyms: ad hominem.

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   adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or concerning a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion. 2. directed to or intended for a particular person: a personal favor. 3. referring or directed to a particular person in an offensive sense or manner: personal remarks.

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