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Webster 1913 Edition
Individual
Inˊdi-vid′u-al
(?; 135)
, Adj.
[L.
individuus
indivisible; pref. in-
not + dividuus
divisible, fr. dividere
to divide: cf. F. individuel
. See Divide
.] 1.
Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one;
as, an
. individual
man, animal, or cityMind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled,
individual
substance. A. Tucker.
United as one
individual
soul. Milton.
2.
Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive;
as,
individual
traits of character; individual
exertions; individual
peculiarities.Inˊdi-vid′u-al
,Noun.
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.
Cowper.
An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an
individual
. Whately.
That
individuals
die, his will ordains. Dryden.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal.
(b)
The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.
1.
The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.
2.
An excessive or exclusive regard to one’s personal interest; self-interest; selfishness.
The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as
individualism
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Webster 1828 Edition
Individual
INDIVID'UAL
, . [L. individuus; in and dividuus, from divido, to divide.]1.
Not divided, or not to be divided; single; one; as an individual man or city. --Under his great vicegerent reign abide
United, as one individual soul.
2.
Pertaining to one only; as individual labor or exertions.INDIVID'UAL
,Noun.
1.
A single animal or thing of any kind. But this word, as a noun, is rarely applied except to human beings.