Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:singular/ˈsɪŋɡjələ(r)/
▶adjective - 1 Grammar (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
■ single; unique.
- 3 Mathematics (of a square matrix) having a zero determinant.
- 4 Physics & Mathematics relating to or of the nature of a singularity.
▶noun Grammar the singular form of a word. – derivatives singularly adverb. – origin ME: from OFr. singuler, from L. singularis, from singulus (see single). ' singular' also found in these Oxford entries:
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