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singular

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪŋ.ɡjə.lɚ

Definitions

  1. A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
  2. Being only one of a larger population; single, individual
  3. singular, único.
  4. That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
  5. Being the only one of the kind; unique
  6. Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary
  7. Being only one; individual; lone: a singular tree in the meadow.
  8. Out of the ordinary; curious
  9. Being the only one of a kind; unique: "Our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared" (Barack Obama).
  10. Referring to only one thing or person
  11. Being beyond what is ordinary, especially in being exceptionally good; remarkable: "Dinners with [our two friends] became the evenings we looked forward to with singular pleasure" (David Halberstam).
  12. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a noun, pronoun, or adjective denoting a single person or thing or several entities considered as a single unit.
  13. Logic Of or relating to the specific as distinguished from the general; individual.
  14. The singular number or a form designating it.
  15. A word having a singular number.
  16. remarkable; exceptional; extraordinary: a singular feat.
  17. unusual; odd: a singular character.

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Íslenskaeintala
Italianosingolare
ភាសាខ្មែរឯកវចនៈ
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Latviešuvienskaitlis
Македонскиедн.еднина
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Slovenčinajediný
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తెలుగుఏకవచనము
Tagalogisahan
Tiếng Việtsố ít

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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