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singleton definition

sin·gle·ton (siŋ′gəl tən)

noun

  1. a playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand dealt to a player
  2. something occurring or existing singly and not as one of a pair or of a group

Etymology: < single, after proper names ending in -ton

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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