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singularly
Variant of singular
singular
definition
sin·gu·lar (siŋ′gyə lər)
adjective
- being the only one of its kind; single; unique a singular specimen
- exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable singular beauty
- peculiar; strange; odd what a singular remark!
- Archaic existing apart from others; separate; individual
- Gram. designating or of the category of number that refers to only one person or thing
- Logic of an individual or particular thing considered by itself
Etymology: ME singuler < OFr < L singularis < singulus, single
noun
- Gram.
- the singular number
- the singular form of a word
- a word in singular form
- Logic a thing considered apart from all others
Related Forms:
- singularly sin′·gu·larly adverb
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