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1. | Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; | |
2. | Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; | |
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. |
2. | (Zool.) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal. |
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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" | |
4. | individual - concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" Synonyms: private |