individual
1.
2. Existing as a distinct entity; separate: individual drops of rain.
3. a. Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic: an individual way of dressing. b. Special; particular: Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture. c. Serving to identify or set apart: "There was nothing individual about him except a deep scar . . . across his right cheek" (Rebecca West).
noun
2. A single animal or plant as distinguished from a species, community, or group.
3. A member of a collection or set; a specimen.
[Middle English, single, indivisible, from Old French, from Medieval Latin indīviduālis, from Latin indīviduus : in-, not. See
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