Individual

a.	1.
	1.	Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city. Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. - A. Tucker. United as one individual soul. - Milton.
	2.	Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
n.	1.	A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual. - Whately. That individuals die, his will ordains. - Dryden.
	2.	(Zool.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.

Noun	1.	individual - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Synonyms: human, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
	2.	individual - a single organism
Adj.	1.	individual - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" Antonyms: common - belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public; "for the common good"; "common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"
	2.	individual - separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis" Synonyms: case-by-case, item-by-item
	3.	individual - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" Synonyms: single, separate
	4.	individual - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" Synonyms: private

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