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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
singular
the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
• Syn:
singular form
• Ant:
plural
• Hypernyms:
form, word form, signifier, descriptor
1. unusual or striking (Freq. 3)
- a remarkable sight
- such poise is singular in one so young
• Syn:
remarkable
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
singularity
2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected (Freq. 1)
- a curious hybrid accent
- her speech has a funny twang
- they have some funny ideas about war
- had an odd name
- the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
- something definitely queer about this town
- what a rum fellow
- singular behavior
• Syn:
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer,
rum, rummy
• Similar to:
strange, unusual
• Derivationally related forms:
singularity, queerness (for: queer), peculiarity (for: peculiar), oddity (for: odd), curiousness (for: curious), curiosity (for: curious)
3. being a single and separate person or thing (Freq. 1)
- can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?
- "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James
• Similar to:
individual, single
• Derivationally related forms:
singularity
4. composed of one member, set, or kind
• Ant:
plural
5. grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
• Ant:
plural
6. the single one of its kind
- a singular example
- the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting
- a unique copy of an ancient manuscript
- certain types of problems have unique solutions
• Syn:
unique
• Similar to:
single
• Derivationally related forms:
uniqueness (for: unique), singularity
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