Individual
Individual adjective - Of, relating to, or belonging to a single person.
Patchwork is an antonym for individual.
Patchwork
Patchwork adjective - Consisting of many things of different sorts.
Usage example: a patchwork collection of antiques from different periods
Individual is an antonym for patchwork.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The Core (the largest) has a truly patchwork appearance, because each subregion is a "domain" specifically formed to imprison an individual darklord, and its geography and climate has far more to do with that darklord's culture and personal issues than reality.
Source: Patchwork Map - Patchwork Kids is when an individual produced by normal reproduction might as well be one of these, and Extra Parent Conception is a variation of this trope where this occurs as part of a normal conception (or as normal as it gets for that particular species).
Source: Mix-and-Match Man -
A chimera has cells from both twins, with each individual cell containing the DNA of one twin; the proportions vary from case to case, ranging from a few scattered cells here and there to patchwork-like patterns to different organs originating from different individuals.
Source: Fusion Dance
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