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sin·gul·tus
/
sɪŋˈgʌl
təs
/
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[
sing-
guhl
-t
uh
s
]
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noun,
plural
sin·gul·tus·es.
Medicine/Medical
.
a hiccup.
Also,
sin·gul·ta·tion
/
ˌsɪŋ
gəlˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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[
sing-g
uh
l-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
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.
Origin:
1745–55;
<
Latin:
sob, dying breath, hiccup
Related forms
sin·gul·tous,
adjective
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singultus
(sɪŋˈɡʌltəs)
—
n
a technical name for
hiccup
[C18: from Latin, literally: a sob]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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