Definition of singular

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Singular (a.) Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of singular gravity or attainments..

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Penetration :: Penetration (n.) Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration..
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
Singularly :: Singularly (adv.) Strangely; oddly; as, to behave singularly..
Singular :: Singular (a.) Separate or apart from others; single; distinct.
Am :: Am () The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be..
Codger :: Codger (n.) A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation..
Kickshaw :: Kickshaw (n.) See Kickshaws, the correct singular..
Boomerang :: Boomerang (n.) A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward t
Peculiar :: Peculiar (a.) Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance..
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..
Ear :: Ear (n.) The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only..
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..
Fall :: Fall (n.) Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara..
Crake :: Crake (n.) Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; -- so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.
Art :: Art () The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style..
Singular :: Singular (n.) The singular number, or the number denoting one person or thing; a word in the singular number..
Pains :: Pains (n.) Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former..
Singular :: Singular (n.) An individual instance; a particular.
Number :: Number (n.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the singular number and the plural number are the names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one..
Solenodon :: Solenodon (n.) Either one of two species of singular West Indian insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species (Solendon paradoxus), native of St. Domingo, is called also agouta; the other (S. Cubanus), found in Cuba, is called almique..
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