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personal

per·so·nal

UK/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/ US/ˈpɜːs.nəl/ very common
adjective (5) noun (1)

adjective

1.

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”
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2.
3.

of or arising from personality

  • “personal magnetism”
4.

intimately concerning a person''s body or physical being

  • “personal hygiene”
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5.

indicating grammatical person

  • “personal verb endings”

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English personal, personele, from Anglo-Norman personel, personal, personell, Old French personal, personel, from Late Latin persōnālis (“of a person, personly”), equivalent to person + -al. Doublet of personnel.

Phrases

  • nothing personal
  • personal ad
  • personal advertisement
  • personal area network
  • personal assistant
  • personal attack
  • personal attacker
  • personal best

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