individuus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

in-dīvĭdŭus, a, um, adj. [2. in-divido].

I Lit., not divided , indivisible (class.): arbores, with stems not branched , Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 122: ille atomos, quas appellat, id est, corpora individua, Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 17: nihil esse individuum potest, id. N. D. 1, 23, 65: corpuscula, Amm. 26, 1, 1.—Hence, subst.: indīvĭdŭum , i, n., an atom , indivisible particle : ex illis individuis, unde omnia Democritus gigni affirmat, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 17 fin. : ne individuum quidem, nec quod dirimi distrahive non possit, id. N. D. 3, 12, 29.—

II Trop., inseparable , not separated (postAug.): comitatus virtutum, Sen. Ep. 67 med. : contubernium, Ap. Met. 4, 26, 10; Rhodum secuti et apud Capreas individui, Tac. A. 6, 10: pietas, undivided , impartial , Ps. Quint. Decl. 5, 3.

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