Singular Definition
sĭnggyə-lər
adjective
Being the only one of its kind; single; unique.
A singular specimen.
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Exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable.
Singular beauty.
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Peculiar; strange; odd.
What a singular remark!
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Of an individual thing considered by itself.
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Designating or of the category of number that refers to only one person or thing.
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noun
The singular number.
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The singular form of a word.
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A word in singular form.
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A thing considered apart from all others.
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(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- singular form
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Singular
Noun
Singular:
singularPlural:
singularsOrigin of Singular
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From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singularis (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English singuler from Old French from Latin singulāris from singulus single single
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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