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Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋgjʊlə/

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Definition of singular

adjective

1 Grammar (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing: the third person singular form of the verb
single; unique:she always thought of herself as singular, as his only daughter

2exceptionally good or great; remarkable:he had the singular good fortune not to die in the trenches
strange or eccentric in some respect:no explanation accompanied this rather singular statement

3 Mathematics (of a square matrix) having a zero determinant.

4 Physics & Mathematics relating to or of the nature of singularity.

noun

Grammar

a singular word or form.
(the singular) the singular number:a word in the singular

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'solitary, single', also 'beyond the average'): from Old French singuler, from Latin singularis, from singulus (see single)

Grammar

One of the two numbers in English, singular and plural. Nouns, pronouns, and verbs can change according to whether they are singular or plural.

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