Singular meaning
When there is only one version of something, this is an example of a situation where there would be a singular version.
Singular beauty.
What a singular remark!
A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.
She has a singular personality.
It was very singular; I don't know why he did it.
To convey several parcels of land, all and singular.
"He" is an example of a singular pronoun.
A singular tree in the meadow.
A singular specimen.
A man of singular gravity or attainments.
Origin of singular
- Middle English singuler from Old French from Latin singulāris from singulus single single
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singularis (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
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