singleton
Plural: singletons
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
- A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
- A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
- A single object, especially one of a group.
- A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
- A set with exactly one element.
- A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
- A person without a romantic partner.
- A person without a dissociative identity.
- A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
- Synonym of blot.
- A class offered only once within a school year.
Adj
- Of a class offered only once within a school year.
Examples
- singleton preterm birth
- singleton sonorants
Origin / Etymology
From single + -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.
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Scrabble Score: 10
singleton: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsingleton: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
singleton: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
singleton: valid Words With Friends Word