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| per·son·al [ púrssən'l, púrssnəl ] |
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1. relating to somebody's private life: relating to the parts of somebody's life that are private
  personal relationships
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2. relating to one person: relating to a specific person rather than anyone else
my personal opinion
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3. done by one person only: done by a specific person rather than by that person's delegate
that personal touch
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4. intended for somebody: intended for or owned by a specific person rather than anyone else
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5. referring offensively to somebody: referring, especially in an offensive way, to somebody's beliefs, actions, or physical characteristics
That personal remark was definitely uncalled-for.
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6. unfairly remarking or questioning about others: making unacceptable remarks or being too probing about other people
There's no need to get personal.
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7. of body: relating to somebody's body
personal hygiene
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8. religion conscious and individual: having the character or nature of a conscious and individual entity
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9. law of movable property: relating to or constituting a person's movable property
personal effects
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noun (plural per·son·als) |
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North America press ad for friends or romance: a usually classified newspaper or magazine advertisement in which somebody expresses interest in meeting others or sends a message of a personal nature to somebody else
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often used in the plural
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin personalis< persona "mask worn by an actor, character"] |
