Definition of singular

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Singular (a.) Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

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An :: An () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as twice an hour, once an age, a shilling an ounce (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every..
Singularly :: Singularly (adv.) So as to express one, or the singular number..
Singular :: Singular (a.) Existing by itself; single; individual.
Present :: Present (a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, Know all men by these presents, that is, by the writing itself, per has literas praesentes; -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular..
Singular :: Singular (a.) Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.
Oddity :: Oddity (n.) The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like..
Singularize :: Singularize (v. t.) To make singular or single; to distinguish.
Queer :: Queer (a.) At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act..
Who :: Who (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and who
Peculiar :: Peculiar (a.) Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance..
Singular :: Singular (n.) An individual instance; a particular.
Am :: Am () The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be..
Ferly :: Ferly (n.) Singular; wonderful; extraordinary.
Some :: Some (a.) About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence..
Collective :: Collective (a.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc..
Singularly :: Singularly (adv.) Strangely; oddly; as, to behave singularly..
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle..
Rule :: Rule (a.) A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but man forms its plural men, and is an exception to the rule..
Men :: Men (pron.) A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite one or they..
Singularity :: Singularity (n.) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction..
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