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sin·gu·lar
(sĭng′gyə-lər)adj.
1. Being only one; individual; lone: a singular tree in the meadow.
2. Being the only one of a kind; unique: "Our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared" (Barack Obama).
3.
a. Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable: "Dinners with [our two friends] became the evenings we looked forward to with singular pleasure" (David Halberstam).
b. Strange or unusual: "I accordingly obeyed forthwith what I still considered a very singular summons" (Edgar Allan Poe).
4. Grammar
a. Of, relating to, or being a noun, pronoun, or adjective denoting a single person or thing or several entities considered as a single unit.
b. Of, relating to, or being a verb expressing the action or state of a single subject.
5. Logic Of or relating to the specific as distinguished from the general; individual.
n. Grammar
1. The singular number or a form designating it.
2. A word having a singular number.
[Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris, from singulus, single; see single.]
sin′gu·lar·ly adv.
sin′gu·lar·ness n.
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singular
(ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə)adj
1. remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary: a singular feat.
2. unusual; odd: a singular character.
3. unique
4. (Linguistics) denoting a word or an inflected form of a word indicating that not more than one referent is being referred to or described
5. (Logic) logic of or referring to a specific thing or person as opposed to something general
n
(Grammar) grammar
a. the singular number
b. a singular form of a word
[C14: from Latin singulāris single]
ˈsingularly adv
ˈsingularness n
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sin•gu•lar
(ˈsɪŋ gyə lər)adj.
1. extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
2. unusual or strange; odd; different: singular behavior.
3. being the only one of its kind; unique: a singular example.
4. separate; individual.
5. of or belonging to the grammatical category of number used to indicate that a word has one referent or denotes one person, place, thing, or instance, as child,it, or goes.
6. Logic.
n. a. of or pertaining to something individual, specific, or not general.
b. (of a proposition) containing no quantifiers.
7. the singular number.
8. a word or other form in the singular. Abbr.: sing.
sin′gu•lar•ly, adv.
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Singular
of boars: a pack of boars—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun 1. singular - the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
descriptor, form, signifier, word form - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Adj. 1. singular - unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
2. singular - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
3. singular - being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James
individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
4. singular - composed of one member, set, or kind
plural - composed of more than one member, set, or kind
5. singular - grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
plural - grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
6. [画像:singular - the single one of its kind]singular - the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"
single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"
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singular
adjective
1. single, individual The pronoun 'you' can be singular or plural.
2. remarkable, unique, extraordinary, outstanding, exceptional, rare, notable, eminent, uncommon, conspicuous, prodigious, unparalleled, noteworthy a smile of singular sweetness
remarkable common, normal, ordinary, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden
remarkable common, normal, ordinary, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden
3. unusual, odd, strange, extraordinary, puzzling, curious, peculiar, eccentric, out-of-the-way, queer, oddball (informal), atypical, wacko (slang), outré, out there (slang) He was without doubt a singular character.
unusual common, normal, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden
unusual common, normal, usual, conventional, routine, everyday, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, unexceptional, common or garden
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singular
adjective1. Being or related to a distinct entity:
2. Alone in a given category:
Idioms: first and last, one and only.
3. Without equal or rival:
4. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:
exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, towering, uncommon, unusual.
Informal: standout.
Slang: awesome, out of sight.
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Translations
مُفْرَد صيغَة الأفْراد
jednotné číslo
ental
ainsusmittepööratav
yksikköyksiköllinenyksittäinenainutlaatuinenerinomainen
singulier singulière singulaire
jednina
egyesegyes számegyes számú
eintala
単一単数単数の単数形単称
단수
vienaskaita
vienskaitlis
jednotné číslosingulár
ednina
singularsingularisunikutmärktenastående
เอกพจน์
dạng số ít
singular
[ˈsɪŋgjʊləʳ]A. ADJ
2. (= extraordinary) → singular, excepcional
a most singular occurrence → un suceso de lo más singular or excepcional
how very singular! → ¡qué raro!
a most singular occurrence → un suceso de lo más singular or excepcional
how very singular! → ¡qué raro!
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[ˈsɪŋgjʊlər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
singular
adj
(Gram) → im Singular, singularisch (form); a singular noun → ein Substantiv nt → im Singular ; singular ending → Singularendung f; singular form → Singular m
(= outstanding) → einzigartig, einmalig
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[ˈsɪŋgjʊləʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
singular
(ˈsiŋgjulə) noun1. (also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one. `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular. enkelvoud مُفْرَد грам. единствено число singular jednotné číslo der Singular; singularisch ental ενικός αριθμός (γραμμ.) singular ainsus, ainsuslik مفرد yksikkö singulier יחיד एकवचन jednina, singular egyes szám(ú) bentuk tunggal eintala singolare 単数 단수형 vienaskaita vienskaitlis mufrad enkelvoud entall, singularis; entalls- pojedynczy عجيبه: بې سارى، بې جوړې،(ګر) يو، مفرد singular singular единственное число jednotné číslo ednina jednina singular[form] เป็นเอกพจน์ tekil 單數 однина مفرد، واحد dạng số ít 单数(词)
2. the state of being singular. Is this noun in the singular or the plural? enkelvoudig صيغَة الأفْراد в единствено число singular jednotné číslo der Singular ental ενικός singular ainsus يكتا yksikkö singulier יחיד एकवचन koji dolazi u jednini egyes szám tunggal eintala singolare 単数形 단수 vienaskaita vienskaitlis mufrad enkelvoud entall liczba pojedyncza يو singular singular единственное число jednotné číslo ednina jednina singular คําเอกพจน์ tekil 單數形態 однина واحد ہونے کی حالت từ ở dạng số ít 单数形式
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singular
→ مُفْرَد jednotné číslo ental Singular ενικός singular yksikkö singulier jednina singolare 単数 단수 enkelvoudsvorm entall liczba pojedyncza singular единственное число singular เอกพจน์ tekil dạng số ít 单数Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
singular
a. singular, único.
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