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singular (adjective) (not comparatable)
1. Descriptive of something which is exceptionally good, great or remarkable: Jill's father noticed that her singular talent for singing was significantly superior to that of her brother.

Jim had a singular success as a football player because he made many more touchdowns than the other members of his team.
2. Characteristic of a person or of something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd: When Greg and his friend were walking through the cemetery, it was quite cold and foggy, and it emitted a very singular and strange atmosphere, as if there were ghosts following them!
3. Etymology: from Latin singularis, "one of a kind"; from Latin singulus, "single".

Characteristic of being unique or very odd.
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Relating to being exceptional or abnormal.
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This entry is located in the following units: singl-, singular- (page 1) -ular (page 10)
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apheresis, aphaeresis (singular); aphereses, aphaereses (plural)
(Greek: aphairesis, withdrawal, separation, removal and aphairein, "to take away")
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(singular)
meno-, men-, meni-, -mena
(Greek: month; moon; menses (plural), mensis (singular), "month")
os-, oss-, ost-, oste- os [singular] or ossa [plural]
(Latin: bone)
rami-, ram-
(Latin: branch, branches, or a forked structure; ramus (singular), rami (plural); a general term for a smaller structure given off by a larger one, or into which the larger structure; such as, a blood vessel or nerve, divides)
singl-, singular-
(Latin: one each, one at a time)
-um
(Greek > Latin: a suffix that forms singular nouns)
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biogeographic regions (pl) (noun), no singular
References to areas of the world that contain recognizably distinct and special fauna, or animals, and plants.
This entry is located in the following units: bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical (page 14) grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 10)
heliocentric coordinates (pl) (noun), no singular
A rule for designating each point in space by a set of numbers that are relative to how far something is to the sun as a center.
This entry is located in the following units: centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 7) helio-, heli- (page 1)
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(noun) (s) uncountable noun, used only in the singular form
1. (noun) (s): "uncountable", "uncountable noun", or "mass noun" are all terms that refer to a noun that cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and which, therefore, usually take no plural forms.

The English nouns, perseverance, information, are uncountable nouns (or "mass nouns), at least in their primary meanings.

With such terms, it is not proper to say that there is one perseverance, nor that there are many perseverances or many informations.

2. Some dictionaries use the entry for a noun with the label [noncount] when it doesn't have a plural form or when it refers to something that can't be counted.
3. When a word can be used as both a singular noun and a plural noun, certain dictionaries will label it count, noncount.
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noun (s) uncountable noun, used only in the singular form

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