singleton
pronunciation
How to pronounce singleton in British English:
UK [ˈsɪŋgltən]
How to pronounce singleton in American English:
US [ˈsɪŋɡəltən]
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- Noun:
- a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- a set containing a single member
- the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
Word Origin
- singleton (n.)
- "single card of a suit in a hand," 1876, originally in whist, from single (adj.); compare simpleton, etc. Extended early 20c. to other instances of singularity.
Example
- 1. In that case , a new singleton object will be created .
- 2. Head butcher gary singleton displays a package of squirrel meat at a budgens supermarket in north london .
- 3. Check out this example of how we would modify the config class to use the singleton .
- 4. Under the relaxation he seeks , couples would be allowed an extra child if only one parent were a singleton , not both .
- 5. One major exception to the one child policy allows two singleton children ( the only offspring of their parents ) to marry and have two children .