| individual (ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəl) |
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| —adj |
| 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 |
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| —n |
| 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 |
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| [C15: from Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduus indivisible, from in-1 + dīviduus divisible, from dīvidere to divide] |
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| indi'vidually |
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| —adv |