Singulative Definition
sĭnggyə-lātĭv, -lə-tĭv
adjective
Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that expresses a singular entity, often as opposed to a collective, such as rice-grain as opposed to rice.
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noun
A singulative form or construction.
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Other Word Forms of Singulative
Noun
Singular:
singulative
Plural:
singulativesOrigin of Singulative
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From French singulatif, from Latin singillatim (“singly", "one by one"), from singulus (“single", "separate"), from simplex (“simple", "single"), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, together").
From Wiktionary
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French singulatif from Latin singillātim, singulātim one at a time, singly from singulus single single
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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