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per⋅son⋅al

  [pur-suh-nl]
Use personal in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
2. relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”
3. intended for use by one person: a personal car.
4. referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks.
5. making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute.
6. done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview.
7. pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief.
8. of the nature of an individual rational being.
9. pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness.
10. provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.
11. Grammar.
a. noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending.
b. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun.
12. Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests.
–noun
13. Journalism.
a. a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent.
b. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section.
c. a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc.
d. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., featuring such notices or items.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL persōnālis. See person, -al 1

Related forms:
per⋅son⋅al⋅ness, noun
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per·son·al   (pûr'sə-nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a particular person; private: "Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted" (Elizabeth Janeway).

    1. Done, made, or performed in person: a personal appearance.

    2. Done to or for or directed toward a particular person: a personal favor.

    3. Aimed pointedly at the most intimate aspects of a person, especially in a critical or hostile manner: an uncalled-for, highly personal remark.

    4. Tending to make remarks, or be unduly questioning, about another's affairs: As the student debate got heated, it got personal.

  3. Concerning a particular person and his or her private business, interests, or activities; intimate: I have something personal to tell you.

    1. Aimed pointedly at the most intimate aspects of a person, especially in a critical or hostile manner: an uncalled-for, highly personal remark.

    2. Tending to make remarks, or be unduly questioning, about another's affairs: As the student debate got heated, it got personal.

  5. Of or relating to the body or physical being: personal cleanliness.

  6. Relating to or having the nature of a person or self-conscious being: belief in a personal God.

  7. Law Relating to a person's movable property: personal possessions.

  8. Grammar Indicating grammatical person.

n.  

  1. A personal item or notice in a newspaper.

  2. personals A column in a newspaper or magazine featuring personal notices.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

personal  (adj.)
1387, "pertaining to the self," from O.Fr. personel (12c., Fr. personnel), from L. personalis "pertaining to a person," from persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1614. The noun sense of "newspaper item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: per·son·al
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or affecting a person: as a : of, relating to, or based on the existence or presence of a person —see also PERSONAL INJURY personal jurisdiction at JURISDICTION b : of, relating to, or restricted to a natural person and his or her rights, obligations, affairs, assets, or lifetime personal information> personal recognizance>
2 : of, relating to, or constituting personal property <personal effects> —see also personal property at PROPERTY —compare REAL —per·son·al·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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