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Singular
//ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ// adj, noun
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Adjective
- 1 Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
"A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."
- 2 Being the only one of the kind; unique.
"She has a singular personality."
- 3 Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
"a man of singular gravity or attainments"
- 4 Out of the ordinary; curious.
"It was very singular; I don't know why he did it."
- 5 Referring to only one thing or person.
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- 6 Having no inverse.
- 7 Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- 8 Not equal to its own cofinality.
- 9 Each; individual.
"to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"
- 10 Engaged in by only one on a side; single. obsolete
"Thus made he an end, and the two princes allowed well of his last motion, and so order was taken, that they should fight togither in a singular combat"
Adjective
- 1 being a single and separate person or thing wordnet
- 2 beyond or deviating from the usual or expected wordnet
- 3 unusual or striking wordnet
- 4 grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit wordnet
- 5 composed of one member, set, or kind wordnet
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- 6 the single one of its kind wordnet
Noun
- 1 A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
- 2 the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton wordnet
- 3 That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
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