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sin·gle·ton
(sĭng′gəl-tən)n.
1. One that is single, especially:
a. A child or animal born as a single birth, especially in contrast to one that is part of a multiple birth.
b. A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a player's hand.
c. An unmarried person.
d. Linguistics A nongeminate consonant.
2. An individual separated or distinguished from two or more of its group.
[From the name Singleton (influenced by single).]
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singleton
(ˈsɪŋɡəltən)n
1. (Bridge) bridge an original holding of one card only in a suit
2. a single object, individual, etc, separated or distinguished from a pair or group
3. (Mathematics) maths a set containing only one member
4. a person who is neither married nor in a relationship
[C19: from single, on the model of simpleton]
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sin•gle•ton
(ˈsɪŋ gəl tən)n.
1. a person or thing occurring singly.
2. a card that is the only one of a suit in a hand.
[1875–80]
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| Noun | 1. | singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) |
| 2. | singleton - a set containing a single member set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
| 3. | singleton - the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games |
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Translations
ainokainen
singoletto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
singleton
[ˈsɪŋgəltən] n (= person not in a relationship) → célibataire mfsingle-track road n → route f à voie uniquesingle-use [ˌsɪŋgəlˈjuːs] modif [camera] → jetable; [medical instrument, syringe] → à usage uniqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
singleton
n (Cards) → Single nt (einzige Karte einer Farbe)
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