INDIVIDUAL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a human being

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    • there was too much for one person to do

    Hypernyms(s) individual is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  2. Meaning
    • a single organism

    Hypernyms(s) individual is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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INDIVIDUAL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • being or characteristic of a single thing or person

    Usage Example(s)
    • individual drops of rain
    • please mark the individual pages
    • they went their individual ways

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  2. Meaning
    • separate and distinct from others of the same kind

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    • mark the individual pages
    • on a case-by-case basis

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  3. Meaning
    • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

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    • an individual serving
    • separate rooms
    • single occupancy
    • a single bed

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