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singulare tantum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gu-lare -tan-tum
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.

Etymology

From Latin singulāre tantum (“singular as such; singular only”), from singulāre + tantum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: singulāre tantum

Inflected Forms

singularia tantum (plural)

Phrases

duale tantum mass noun plurale tantum

Frequently Paired Words

duale tantum mass noun plurale tantum

Questions

What does singulare tantum mean?
A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.
Where does singulare tantum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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