Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
2. (playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
3. A single object, especially one of a group.
4. (computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
5. (mathematics) A set with exactly one element.
6. A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
7. A person without a romantic partner.
8. A person without a dissociative identity.

Example Sentences

singleton preterm birth

Viable non-malformed singleton pregnancies were selected for cerebellar measurements; transcerebellar diameter, (TCD), left and right cerebellar diameters (LCD, RCD).

The time draws near when pink and red creep insidiously into the periphery, jewelry retailers go into overdrive and drugstore aisles burst with cherubs for the one holiday of the year that separates the singletons from the significant-othered.

Millennials and Gen Zedders’ approach to romance can teach later-life singletons a thing or two about new relationships, according to dating agent Anna Williamson.

singleton sonorants

a singleton class

Word Forms

• singletons
• more singleton
• most singleton

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When Should You Use Singleton?

Use singleton when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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