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singleton

/ˈsɪŋɡəltən/

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A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.

Examples :

"At the bridge club meeting, Sarah had the singleton of hearts, meaning she was the only one holding a heart ace. "

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A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.

Examples :

""Holding only the Queen of Spades, Maria had a spade singleton and hoped someone else would lead the suit." "

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A single object, especially one of a group.

Examples :

"Even though the puzzle box had many puzzle pieces, one red piece was a singleton; it was the only one of its kind. "

group thing type

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A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.

Examples :

"The database connection in this application is a singleton, ensuring that all parts of the program use the same connection and avoid conflicts. "

computing technology type structure function

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A set with exactly one element.

Examples :

"The set of students who received a perfect score on the test was a singleton, containing only Sarah. "

math logic element number

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A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.

Examples :

"singleton preterm birth"

family animal biology

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A person without a romantic partner.

Examples :

"Maria enjoyed the potluck but felt a bit out of place as the only singleton among all the couples. "

person human family

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A person without a dissociative identity.

Examples :

"After years of misdiagnosis, Sarah was relieved to learn she was a singleton, not suffering from dissociative identity disorder as previously thought. "

mind person human

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A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.

Examples :

"singleton sonorants"

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