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individual
Adjective
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An individual person or thing is looked at separately from others.
This office assists whole families rather than individual family members.
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An individual right, need, etc. belongs to one person, not to a group.
The government should protect not only individual rights but also group values.
individual
Noun
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An individual is a single person, looked at separately from others.
One of the most difficult parts of growing up is learning to form your own ideas--to become an individual.
A country must balance the rights of individuals with the rights of groups.
invention
Noun
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something that has been invented
Nowadays, we can buy new inventions as soon as they are made.
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the action of inventing something
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the ability to invent
It took quite a bit of invention to come up with the toothbrush.