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Individual

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Noun

1. individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being

Example Sentences:
'there was too much for one person to do'

2. individual

a single organism

Adjective

3. individual, single

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

Example Sentences:
'individual drops of rain'
'please mark the individual pages'
'they went their individual ways'

4. case-by-case, individual, item-by-item

separate and distinct from others of the same kind

Example Sentences:
'mark the individual pages'
'on a case-by-case basis'

5. individual, single

characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

Example Sentences:
'an individual serving'
'single occupancy'
'a single bed'

6. individual, private

concerning one person exclusively

Example Sentences:
'we all have individual cars'
'each room has a private bath'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Individual

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, characteristic of, or meant for a single person or thing
2. 
separate or distinct, esp from others of its kind; particular
please mark the individual pages
3. 
characterized by unusual and striking qualities; distinctive
4. obsolete
indivisible; inseparable
noun
5. 
a single person, esp when regarded as distinct from others
6. biology
a. 
a single animal or plant, esp as distinct from a species
b. 
a single member of a compound organism or colony
7. logic
a. Also called: particular
an object as opposed to a property or class
b. 
an element of the domain of discourse of a theory

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Individual

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adjective
1.  Obsolete
not divisible; not separable
2. 
existing as a single, separate thing or being; single; separate; particular
3. 
of, for, or by a single person or thing
4. 
relating to or characteristic of a single person or thing
5. 
distinguished from others by special characteristics; of a unique or striking character
an individual style
noun
6. 
a single thing, being, or organism, esp., when regarded as a member of a class, species, group, etc.
7. 
a person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Individual

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adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human: individual consciousness.
b. By or for one person: individual work; an individual portion.
2. Existing as a distinct entity; separate: individual drops of rain.
3.
a. Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic: an individual way of dressing.
b. Special; particular: Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture.
c. Serving to identify or set apart: "There was nothing individual about him except a deep scar ... across his right cheek" (Rebecca West).
n.
1.
a. A single human considered apart from a society or community: the rights of the individual.
b. A human regarded as a distinctive or unique personality: always treated her clients as individuals; felt he was quite an individual.
2. A single organism as distinguished from a species, community, or group.
3. A member of a collection or set; a specimen.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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