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sin⋅gle⋅ton

  [sing-guhl-tuhn]
–noun
1. a person or thing occurring singly, esp. an individual set apart from others: a research program involving twins and singletons.
2. Cards. a card that is the only one of a suit in a hand.
3. Mathematics. a set consisting of one given element.
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Origin:
1875–80; single + -ton
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sin·gle·ton   (sĭng'gəl-tən)   
n.  

  1. Games A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a player's hand.

    1. An individual separated or distinguished from two or more of its group.

    2. An offspring born alone.


[From the name Singleton (influenced by single).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

singleton 
"single card of a suit in a hand," 1876, originally in whist, from single (adj.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sin·gle·ton
Pronunciation: 'si[ng]-g&l-t&n
Function: noun
: an offspring born singly <singletons are morecommon than twins>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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