Dictionary
in•di•vid•u•al
Pronunciation: (in"du-vij'OO-ul), [key]—
n.
1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
2. a person:
a strange individual.
3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item.
4. a group considered as a unit.
5. Biol.
a. a single organism capable of independent existence.
b. a member of a compound organism or colony.
6. Cards.a duplicate-bridge tournament in which each player plays the same number of hands in partnership with every other player, individual scores for each player being kept for each hand.
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adj.
1. single; particular; separate:
to number individual copies of a limited edition.
2. intended for the use of one person only:
to serve individual portions of a pizza.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a particular person or thing:
individual tastes.
4. distinguished by special, singular, or markedly personal characteristics; exhibiting unique or unusual qualities:
a highly individual style of painting.
5. existing as a distinct, indivisible entity, or considered as such; discrete:
individual parts of a tea set.
6. of which each is different or of a different design from the others:
a set of individual coffee cups. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
