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noun (plural: singulatives)
- (grammar): a singulative form or construction.
- example: the singulative of cattle is head.
Translations: - French: singulatif
- Spanish: singulativo
adjective - (grammar): of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a collective noun, collective or mass noun; a singular entity as opposed to a collective.
Etymology: From French singulatif < Latin singillatim (singly, one by one) < singulus (single, separate) < simplex (simple, single) < Proto-Indo-European base
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