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SINGULARITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being one of a kind
Example:
that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
Synonyms:
singularity; uniqueness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("singularity" is a kind of...):
individualism; individuality; individuation (the quality of being individual)
Derivation:
singular (being a single and separate person or thing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("singularity" is a kind of...):
strangeness; unfamiliarity (unusualness as a consequence of not being well known)
Derivation:
singular (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected)
singular (unusual or striking)
