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singular (adj.)

mid-14c., "alone, apart; being a unit; special, unsurpassed," from Old French singuler "personal particular; distinctive; singular in number" (12c., Modern French singulier) or directly from Latin singularis "single, solitary, one by one, one at a time; peculiar, remarkable," from singulus "one, one to each, individual, separate" (see single (adj.)). Meaning "remarkably good, unusual, rare, separated from others (by excellence), uncommon" is from c. 1400 in English; this also was a common meaning of Latin singularis.

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single (adj.)
early 14c., "unmarried," from Old French sengle, sangle "alone, unaccompanied; simple, unadorned," from Latin singulus "one, one to each, individual, separate" (usually in plural singuli "one by one"), from PIE *semgolo‑, suffixed (diminutive?) form of root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with." Meaning "consisting of one unit, individual, unaccompanied by others" is from late 14c. Meaning "undivided" is from 1580s. Single-parent (adj.) is attested from 1966.
*sem- (1)

Proto-Indo-European root meaning "one; as one, together with."

It forms all or part of: anomalous; anomaly; assemble; assimilate; ensemble; facsimile; fulsome; hamadryad; haplo-; haploid; hendeca-; hendiadys; henotheism; hetero-; heterodox; heterosexual; homeo-; homeopathy; homeostasis; homily; homo- (1) "same, the same, equal, like;" homogenous; homoiousian; homologous; homonym; homophone; homosexual; hyphen; resemble; same; samizdat; samovar; samsara; sangha; Sanskrit; seem; seemly; semper-; sempiternal; similar; simple; simplex; simplicity; simulacrum; simulate; simulation; simultaneous; single; singlet; singular; some; -some (1); -some (2); verisimilitude.

It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit sam "together," samah "even, level, similar, identical;" Avestan hama "similar, the same;" Greek hama "together with, at the same time," homos "one and the same," homios "like, resembling," homalos "even;" Latin similis "like;" Old Irish samail "likeness;" Old Church Slavonic samu "himself."

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Definitions of singular from WordNet
1
singular (adj.)
unusual or striking;
such poise is singular in one so young
Synonyms: remarkable
singular (adj.)
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
singular behavior
Synonyms: curious / funny / odd / peculiar / queer / rum / rummy
singular (adj.)
being a single and separate person or thing; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James;
can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?
singular (adj.)
composed of one member, set, or kind;
singular (adj.)
grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit;
singular (adj.)
the single one of its kind;
a singular example
Synonyms: unique
2
singular (n.)
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton;
Synonyms: singular form
From wordnet.princeton.edu

Dictionary entries near singular

singlet

singleton

singly

sing-song

singspiel

singular

singularity

singularly

singultus

Sinhalese

Sinic

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