adj
Meaning 1
Of a class offered only once within a school year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
Examples
- a singleton class
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Standard Lemma guide
singleton
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/
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name
Meaning 2
A placename:
A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A placename:
A suburb in Great Chart with Singleton parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9841).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A placename:
A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8713).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A placename:
A town and local government area (Singleton Council) north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A placename:
An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A habitational surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: playing cards
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noun
Meaning 9
A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: playing cards
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noun
Meaning 10
A single object, especially one of a group.
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noun
Meaning 11
A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 12
A set with exactly one element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 13
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- singleton preterm birth
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noun
Meaning 14
A person without a romantic partner.
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noun
Meaning 15
A person without a dissociative identity.
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noun
Meaning 16
A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
Examples
- singleton sonorants
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noun
Meaning 17
Synonym of blot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: backgammon, games
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noun
Meaning 18
A class offered only once within a school year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
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noun
Meaning 19
the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: playing card
noun
Meaning 20
a set containing a single member
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: set
noun
Meaning 21
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity
Narrower terms: mate, fellow
History
Etymology
From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
From Middle English shyngel (“shingle”) + toun (“town”).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: сек (sek) — playing card
- Dutch: blote kaart — playing card
- Dutch: singleton — playing card
- Finnish: singeli — playing card
- Polish: singleton — playing card
- Spanish: semifallo — playing card
- Dutch: enkeling — single object
- Finnish: ainokainen — single object
- Polish: pojedyncza rzecz — single object
- Russian: элеме́нт (elemént) — single object
- Spanish: individual — single object
- Turkish: tek — single object
- Chinese Mandarin: 单例 (dān lì) — computing: class
- Dutch: singleton — computing: class
- Finnish: ainokainen — computing: class
- Finnish: yksittäisolio — computing: class
- Finnish: singleton — computing: class
- German: Singleton — computing: class
- Japanese: シングルトン (shinguruton) — computing: class
- Polish: singleton — computing: class
- Portuguese: singleton — computing: class
- Spanish: singleton (sínguelton) — computing: class
- Spanish: instancia única — computing: class
- Turkish: tekil kalıp — computing: class
- Dutch: singleton — math: set
- Dutch: eenelementige verzameling — math: set
- Finnish: yksiö — math: set
- French: singleton — math: set
- German: einelementige Menge — math: set
- German: Einermenge — math: set
- Greek: μονοσύνολο (monosýnolo) — math: set
- Icelandic: einstökungur — math: set
- Icelandic: einsstaksmengi — math: set
- Italian: singoletto — math: set
- Polish: zbiór jednoelementowy — math: set
- Polish: zbiór jednostkowy — math: set
- Polish: singleton — math: set
- Portuguese: conjunto unitário — math: set
- Spanish: conjunto unitario — math: set
Real reading context