Etymology

From single +‎ -tonCategory:English terms suffixed with -ton#SINGLETON, probably following the model of simpleton.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋ.ɡ(ə)l.tən/Category:English 3-syllable words#SINGLETONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SINGLETON

• Audio (General American):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#SINGLETON

• Audio (US):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#SINGLETON

Noun

singleton (plural singletons)Category:English lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:English nouns#SINGLETONCategory:English countable nouns#SINGLETONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

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. (computingCategory:en:Computing#SINGLETON) A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
5. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#SINGLETON) 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 birthCategory:English terms with usage examples#SINGLETON

   • 2015 October 23, “Periconception Maternal Folate Status and Human Embryonic Cerebellum Growth Trajectories: The Rotterdam Predict Study”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

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

     Category:English terms with quotations#SINGLETON

7. A person without a romantic partner.
   • 2012 February 11, Katie Gile, “I hate/love Valentine’s Day”, in Spinnaker‎, Jacksonville, Fla.: University of North Florida, archived from the original on 18 September 2020:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SINGLETON

   • 2022 August 14, “Lessons in love”, in The Sunday People‎:

     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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#SINGLETON

8. A person without a dissociative identity.
9. (phoneticsCategory:en:Phonetics#SINGLETON) A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.

   singleton sonorantsCategory:English terms with usage examples#SINGLETON

10. (backgammonCategory:en:Backgammon#SINGLETON) Synonym of blot.
11. (educationCategory:en:Education#SINGLETON) A class offered only once within a school year.

Adjective

singleton (comparative more singleton, superlative most singleton)Category:English lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:English adjectives#SINGLETONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

1. (educationCategory:en:Education#SINGLETON) Of a class offered only once within a school year.

   a singleton class

See also

• multiton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəltɔn/, /ˈsɪŋəltɔn/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#SINGLETON

Noun

singleton m (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

1. a singleton (lone playing card)

Noun

singleton n (plural singletons, diminutive singletonnetje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#SINGLETON

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#SINGLETON

Noun

singleton m (plural singletons)Category:French lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:French nouns#SINGLETONCategory:French countable nouns#SINGLETONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:French masculine nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

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

Further reading

• “singleton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#SINGLETONCategory:Polish terms derived from English#SINGLETON singleton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siŋˈɡlɛ.tɔn/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#SINGLETONCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#SINGLETON
• Rhymes: -ɛtɔnCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛtɔn#SINGLETONCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛtɔn/3 syllables#SINGLETON
• Syllabification: sin‧gle‧ton

Noun

singleton m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:Polish nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Polish masculine nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

1. (object-oriented programmingCategory:pl:Object-oriented programming#SINGLETON, software engineeringCategory:pl:Software engineering#SINGLETON) singleton, singleton pattern (creational design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one object)

   Coordinate term: multiton

2. (set theoryCategory:pl:Set theory#SINGLETON) singleton, unit set, one-point set (set with exactly one element)

   Synonyms: zbiór jednoelementowy, zbiór jednostkowy

3. (card gamesCategory:pl:Card games#SINGLETON) singleton (playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge)

   Synonym: singel

Further reading

• singleton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Noun

singleton m (plural singletons)Category:Portuguese lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:Portuguese nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

1. (computingCategory:pt:Computing#SINGLETON) singleton (class that may not be instantiated more than once)

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from English#SINGLETONCategory:Romanian terms derived from English#SINGLETON singleton.

Noun

singleton n (uncountable)Category:Romanian lemmas#SINGLETONCategory:Romanian nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Romanian uncountable nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#SINGLETONCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with entries#SINGLETONCategory:Pages with 6 entries#SINGLETON

1. singleton

References

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