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singular.

Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/General-American/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.

    A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon.
  2. Being the only one of the kind; unique.

    She has a singular personality.
  3. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.

    a man of singular gravity or attainments
  4. Out of the ordinary; curious.

    It was very singular; I don't know why he did it.
  5. Referring to only one thing or person.

  6. Having no inverse.

  7. Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.

  8. Not equal to its own cofinality.

  9. Each; individual.

    to convey several parcels of land, all and singular
  10. Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).

noun/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ/General-American/ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

  2. That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.

  3. A group of boars.

    collective
Where this word comes from

From Middle English singuler, from Old French, from Latin singulāris (“alone of its kind”), from Latin singulus (“single”).

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