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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English singuler, from Anglo-French, from Latin singularis, from singulus only one — more at single Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to a separate person or thing ; individual b. of, relating to, or being a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance <
a singular noun
> c. of or relating to a single instance or to something considered by itself 2. distinguished by superiority ; exceptional <
an artist of singular attainments
> 3. being out of the ordinary ; unusual <
on the way home we had a singular adventure
> 4. departing from general usage or expectation ; peculiar, odd <
the air had a singular chill
> 5. a. of a matrix having a determinant equal to zero b. of a linear transformation having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero Synonyms: see strange • singularly adverb II. noun Date: 14th century 1. the singular number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form 2. a singular term

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  • Singular — Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid that all a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Singular — Sin gu*lar, n. 1. An individual instance; a particular. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • singular — 1. noun; gram. 1) the singular единственное число 2) слово вединственном числе 2. adj. 1) необычайный, исключительный 2) странный, своеоб разный 3) gram. единственный Syn: see unparalleled …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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