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individual [ in·di·vid·u·al ]
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1. Single; separate.
The shoot and roots of individual plants were separated and weighed.
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2. Of or for a particular person.
They also received a number of individual donations from people.
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3. Designed for use by one person.
a casserole served in individual portions
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4. Characteristic of a particular person or thing.
she was surprised at how individual the others' bodies were
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5. Having a striking or unusual character; original.
she creates her own, highly individual landscapes
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Noun
1. A single human being as distinct from a group.
boat trips for parties and individuals
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2. A single member of a class.
they live in a group or as individuals, depending on the species
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3. A person of a specified kind.
the most selfish, egotistical individual I have ever met
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4. A distinctive or original person.
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1. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’).
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