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| 1. | [ adjective ] unusual or striking | |
| Synonyms: | remarkable | |
| Examples: | "a remarkable sight" "such poise is singular in one so young" |
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| Related terms: | extraordinary | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] being a single and separate person or thing | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | individual | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | |
| Synonyms: | curious peculiar funny queer odd rummy rum | |
| Examples: | "a curious hybrid accent" "her speech has a funny twang" "had an odd name" "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" "something definitely queer about this town" "what a rum fellow" "singular behavior" |
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| Related terms: | strange | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (grammar) grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit | |
| Related terms: | plural | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] the single one of its kind | |
| Synonyms: | unique | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | single | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton | |
| Synonyms: | singular_form | |
| Related terms: | plural form | |
| Similar spelling: |
singularly singularize singularity singularise Singletary Singler singultus singly single Singley singlet singles Singleterry single_prop |
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