/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
Translation
Only one; just one and no more.
Word origin
From Old French sengle, from Latin singulus, meaning one alone.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- sengle
Examples
.
"Single" means only one chair.
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Here "single" makes "not one" stronger; nobody came at all.
.
Here "single" makes "every" stronger; she read each one.
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