singular

singular
singular [siŋ′gyə lər]
adj.
[ME singuler < OFr < L singularis < singulus, SINGLE]
1. being the only one of its kind; single; unique [a singular specimen]
2. exceptional; extraordinary; remarkable [singular beauty]
3. peculiar; strange; odd [what a singular remark!]
4. Archaic existing apart from others; separate; individual
5. Gram. designating or of the category of number that refers to only one person or thing
6. Logic of an individual or particular thing considered by itself
n.
1. Gram.
a) the singular number
b) the singular form of a word
c) a word in singular form
2. Logic a thing considered apart from all others
singularly
adv.

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  • Singular — Sm erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. (numerus) singulāris, zu l. singulāris zum einzelnen gehörig, einzeln, vereinzelt , zu l. singulus einzeln, ein einziger, einer allein . Adjektiv: singulär.    Ebenso nndl. singularis, ne.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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