individuation

Definition of Individuation in English :

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Noun

1. individualisation, individualization, individuation

discriminating the individual from the generic group or species

2. individualism, individuality, individuation

the quality of being individual

Example Sentences:
'so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Individuation

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noun

1.

the act or process of individuating

2.

(in the psychology of Jung) the process by which the wholeness of the individual is established through the integration of consciousness and the collective unconscious

3. zoology

the development of separate but mutually interdependent units, as in the development of zooids forming a colony

Individuation

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n.

1. The act or process of individuating, especially the process by which social individuals become differentiated one from the other.

2. The condition of being individuated; individuality.

3. Philosophy

a. The development of the individual from the general or universal.

b. The distinction or determination of the individual within the general or universal.

4. In Jungian psychology, the gradual integration and unification of the self through the resolution of successive layers of psychological conflict.

5. Embryology Formation of distinct organs or structures through the interaction of adjacent tissues.

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