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singulative

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Etymology

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FromFrenchsingulatif, fromLatinsingillatim(“singly", "one by one”), fromsingulus(“single", "separate”), fromProto-Italic*sem-g-lo-, a diminutive form derived fromProto-Indo-European*sem-(“one, together”).

Adjective

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singulative (notcomparable)

  1. (grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses theindividuation of a singlereferent from amass noun.
    English doesn't have asingulative number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usualsingulative constructions.

Noun

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singulative (pluralsingulatives)

  1. (grammar) A singulative form or construction.
    Thesingulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
    Thesingulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".

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Translations

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a singulative form or construction

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