singleton Syllabification: (sin·gle·ton)Pronunciation: /ˈsiNGgəltən/Definition of singleton noun a single person or thing of the kind under consideration:splitting the clumps of plants into singletons [often as modifier] a child or animal born singly, rather than one of a multiple birth:singleton boys (in card games, especially bridge) a card that is the only one of its suit in a hand. Mathematics & Logic a set that contains exactly one element. Origin: late 19th century: from single, on the pattern of simpletonsingleton in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of singleton in the British & World English dictionary
