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SINGLETON
singleton
(noun) the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
singleton
(noun) a set containing a single member
singleton
(noun) a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
singleton (plural singletons)
(playing cards) A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
(playing cards) A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
A single object, especially one of a group.
(computing) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
(mathematics) A set with exactly one element.
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
A person without a romantic partner.
A person without a dissociative identity.
(phonetics) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
Antonyms
• wedder
Etymology
Proper noun
Singleton (plural Singletons)
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"gle*ton, n.
Definition: In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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