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  • 1singular — 1. adjective a) Being only one of a larger population. A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon. b) Being the only one of the kind; unique. Syn: individual, unique, exceptional …

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  • 2noun */ — UK [naʊn] / US noun [countable] Word forms noun : singular noun plural nouns linguistics a word or group of words used for referring to a person, thing, place, or quality. Mother , rope , California , and peace of mind are all nouns …

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  • 3Singular they — is a popular, non technical expression for uses of the pronoun they (and its inflected forms) when plurality is not required by the context. The Chicago Manual of Style notes: On the one hand, it is unacceptable to a great many reasonable readers …

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  • 4Plural — is a grammatical number, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world.In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers.In English, nouns, pronouns, and demonstratives inflect for plurality.… …

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  • 5noun — ADJECTIVE ▪ plural, singular ▪ ‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural noun. ▪ countable ▪ mass, uncountable ▪ …

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  • 6noun phrase — noun A phrase that can serve as the subject or the object of a verb; it is usually headed by a noun, (including pronouns), with any associated dependents such as determiners or modifiers. ;Examples , The term “noun phrase” itself , “Fred” in… …

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  • 7singular noun — singular nouns N COUNT A singular noun is a noun such as standstill or vicinity that does not have a plural form and always has a determiner such as a or the in front of it …

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  • 8noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …

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  • 9plural form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one • Syn: ↑plural • Ant: ↑singular (for: ↑plural) • Members of this Usage Domain: ↑relation, ↑ …

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  • 10singular form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton • Syn: ↑singular • Ant: ↑plural (for: ↑singular) • Hypernyms: ↑form, ↑word form, ↑ …

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