singularity

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being one of a kind
  2. noun strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

Etymology

From Middle English singularite, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singulāritās (“singleness”), from Latin singulāris (“single”). By surface analysis, singular + -ity.

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Synonyms

uniqueness

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