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individual adjective [ ɪndɪˈvɪdʒʊ(ə)l ]

• single; separate.
• "individual tiny flowers"
Similar: single, separate, discrete, independent, sole, lone, solitary, isolated,
• of or for a particular person.
• "the individual needs of the children"

individual noun

• a single human being as distinct from a group.
• "boat trips for parties and individuals"
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘indivisible’): from medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus, from in- ‘not’ + dividuus ‘divisible’ (from dividere ‘to divide’).


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