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INDIVIDUATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being individual

Example:

so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality

Synonyms:

individualism; individuality; individuation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("individuation" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Attribute:

individual; single (being or characteristic of a single thing or person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "individuation"):

singularity; uniqueness (the quality of being one of a kind)

distinctiveness; peculiarity; speciality; specialness; specialty (a distinguishing trait)

Derivation:

individuate (give individual shape or form to)

individuate (give individual character to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Discriminating the individual from the generic group or species

Synonyms:

individualisation; individualization; individuation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("individuation" is a kind of...):

discrimination; secernment (the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished)

Derivation:

individuate (give individual character to)

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