See also: Singleton

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From single +‎ -ton, probably following the model of simpleton.

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singleton (plural singletons)

  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.
    singleton preterm birth
  7. A person without a romantic partner.
  8. A person without a dissociative identity.
  9. (phonetics) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
    singleton sonorants

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəltɔn/, /ˈsɪŋəltɔn/

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singleton m (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)

  1. A singleton (lone playing card).

singleton n (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)

  1. A singleton (design pattern, class, set).

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singleton m (plural singletons)

  1. card games singleton
  2. mathematics singleton
  3. computing singleton

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singleton m (plural singletons)

  1. (computing) singleton (class that may not be instantiated more than once)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English singleton.

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singleton n (uncountable)

  1. singleton

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  • singleton in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN