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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. discriminating the individual from the generic group or species;
[syn: individualization, individualisation, individuation]

2. the quality of being individual;
- Example: "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"
[syn: individuality, individualism, individuation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Individuation \In`di*vid`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. individuation.] The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

individuation n 1: discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: individualization, individualisation, individuation] 2: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism, individuation] [ant: commonality, commonness]