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[ sing-gyuh-ler ]

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adjective

extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional:
a singular success.
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unusual or strange; odd; different:
singular behavior.
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being the only one of its kind; distinctive; unique:
a singular example.
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separate; individual.
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Grammar. noting or pertaining to a member of the category of number found in many languages that indicates that a word form has one referent or denotes one person, place, thing, or instance, as English boy and thing, which are singular nouns, or goes, a singular form of the verb go. Compare dual ( def 4 ), plural ( def 4 ).
Logic.
1. of or relating to something individual, specific, or not general.
2. (of a proposition) containing no quantifiers, as “Socrates was mortal.”
Mathematics.
1. of or relating to a linear transformation from a vector space to itself that is not one-to-one.
2. of or relating to a matrix having a determinant equal to zero.
Obsolete. private.
Obsolete. single.

Grammar.

singular

/ ˈ��ɪŋɡ��ʊ��ə /

remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary
a singular feat
unusual; odd
a singular character
unique
denoting a word or an inflected form of a word indicating that not more than one referent is being referred to or described
logic of or referring to a specific thing or person as opposed to something general

singular

In nouns , pronouns , and verbs , the grammatical form that refers to only one thing. In the following sentence, the singular words are italicized: “The police officer stops anyone who crosses before the light changes .” ( Compare plural ; see agreement .)

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word ��Բ��ܱ��. See single, -ar ¹

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C14: from Latin ��Բ��ܱ�� single

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It fosters really beautiful relationships between the actors who have shared that experience together because it is so singular and so rare.

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It’s the platform, but it’s not the singular thing.

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These writers did not adhere to a singular style, and their aesthetic contexts couldn’t have been more diverse.

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Combining that with her singular immunity to the Cordyceps infection lends a dangerous dimension to her youthful delusions of invincibility.

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If one thing was made clear, it’s that there's a good reason these generations share a singular relationship.

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