I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
singular/plural (= showing whether the subject is one thing or person or more )
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The third person singular is 'lies'.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
form
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Plurals and singulars All nouns have a plural and a singular form .
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Strange Singulars Sometimes the plural or singular form of a noun is so rarely used that people forget what it is.
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It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form , and therefore unnecessary to include both in the index.
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But after escaping to join another gang, Devi carried out a singular form of retribution.
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Autogena is not the first artist to be attracted by their singular form .
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Yet one had to admit that the divine selection could take singular forms .
lack
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Even this singular lack of results did not undermine him.
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Congress, at least publicly, exhibited a singular lack of understanding of the causes and nature of the Seminole War.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Enya's music possesses a singular sense of vision and originality.
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The singular objective of this partnership is to improve the company's safety performance.
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We saw another singular item on the list of objects for sale: Napoleon's reading glasses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A singular boundary point q can then be classified according to this scheme.
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And damn him for daring to pry into my affairs and for subtly mocking my singular state!
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It is an honest, remarkable and singular thing in itself.
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No explanation or suggestions accompanied this rather singular statement.
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She wished she could fulfil her search for this singular man from her bed, by the power of her mind alone.
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This singular passion did not long remain concealed from the Goddess of Passionate Love.
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What this condition of the theatre indicates is that the establishing of a singular text for many plays is extremely difficult.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a long time yet, the word civilization will continue to be used in both singular and plural.
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If we were asked, now, to define civilization in the singular , we should certainly be more hesitant.
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Note that criteria, data and dicta are plural words: the singulars are criterion, datum and dictum.
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The universal, the totality, can only be known through the singular .