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Singular   /sˈɪŋgjələr/   Listen
adjective
Singular  adj.  
1.
Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. (Obs.) "And God forbid that all a company Should rue a singular man's folly."
2.
Engaged in by only one on a side; single. (Obs.) "To try the matter thus together in a singular combat."
3.
(Logic) Existing by itself; single; individual. "The idea which represents one... determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex, or compound."
4.
(Law) Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of land, all and singular.
5.
(Gram.) Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular number; opposed to dual and plural.
6.
Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual; uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon. "So singular a sadness Must have a cause as strange as the effect."
7.
Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments.
8.
Departing from general usage or expectations; odd; whimsical; often implying disapproval or censure. "His zeal None seconded, as out of season judged, Or singular and rash." "To be singular in anything that is wise and worthy, is not a disparagement, but a praise."
9.
Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique. "These busts of the emperors and empresses are all very scarce, and some of them almost singular in their kind."
Singular point in a curve (Math.), a point at which the curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by other points of the curve, as a cusp point, or a multiple point.
Singular proposition (Logic), a proposition having as its subject a singular term, or a common term limited to an individual by means of a singular sign.
Singular succession (Civil Law), division among individual successors, as distinguished from universal succession, by which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in mass.
Singular term (Logic), a term which represents or stands for a single individual.
Synonyms: Unexampled; unprecedented; eminent; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon; rare; unusual; peculiar; strange; odd; eccentric; fantastic.


noun
Singular  n.  
1.
An individual instance; a particular. (Obs.)
2.
(Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number.





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... because he was the brother of Viscount Archerfield, a poor Scottish peer! I think, if Archer had longer survived the wounds in the affair of Cuddyboram, he would have told something that might have thrown light upon the inconsistencies of this singular man's character. He repeated to me more than once, "I have that to say which will alter your hard opinion of our late Colonel." But death pressed him too hard; and if he owed me any atonement, which some ...
— Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated • Sir Walter Scott
... Mr. Hastings objected, on the ground that the Begums themselves had not called for such interference in their favor, and that it was inconsistent with the "Majesty of Justice" to condescend to volunteer her services. The pompous and Jesuitical style in which this singular doctrine [Footnote: "If nothing (says Mr. Mill) remained to stain the reputation of Mr. Hastings but the principles avowed in this singular pleading, his character, among the friends of justice, would be sufficiently determined."] is expressed, in a letter addressed by the Governor-general ...
— Memoirs of the Life of Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Vol 2 • Thomas Moore
... conglomerate of quartz pebbles (a stratum of which extends through the whole district), exceedingly hard in most of its veins, but very perishable in others; and hence perhaps the form and origin of this singular object. ...
— The Forest of Dean - An Historical and Descriptive Account • H. G. Nicholls
... sacrament according to the Church of England in some parish church on the Lord's Day; and deliver a certificate of having so received communion, signed by the respective ministers and church-wardens, and proved by two credible witnesses on oath. After prolonged debates upon this singular bill, it was passed through both houses of parliament, and received a reluctant consent from the king. [This act continued in force until the reign of ...
— Royalty Restored - or, London under Charles II. • J. Fitzgerald Molloy
... remembers that "he was a pleasant child, quite handsome, with golden curls." She also tells me that Hawthorne's mother was a beautiful woman, with remarkable eyes, full of sensibility and expression, and that she was a person of singular purity of mind. Hawthorne's father, whom my friend knew well, she describes as a warm-hearted and kindly man, very fond of children. He was somewhat inclined to melancholy, and of a reticent disposition. He was a great reader, ...
— Yesterdays with Authors • James T. Fields


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