singularis

Noun

 * 1)  singular

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) singular, unique, unusual
 * 2) * Julius Caesar Commentāriī dē Bellō Gallicō
 * Quibus omnibus rebus permoti equites Treveri, quorum inter Gallos virtutis opinio est singularis...
 * "All these events alarmed certain horsemen of the Treveri, whose reputation for valour among the Gauls is unique..."
 * 1) alone, single, solitary
 * 2) * Macrobius Saturnalia
 * ...pugna singularis Aeneae atque Turni ut Achillis et Hectoris, et captivi inferiis destinati, ut illic Patrocli, hic Pallantis...
 * "...the single combat of Aeneas and Turnus, like that of Achilles and Hector, the captives marked out for the shades of Patroclus, on the one hand, and of Pallas, on the other..."
 * 1) nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptional
 * 2) * Cicero Pro Lege Manilia
 * ...et cum ei imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit eximia belli scientia, singularis virtus, clarissima auctoritas, egregia fortuna...
 * "...and since you have it in your power to put in command of it one who possesses remarkable knowledge of warfare, exceptional capacity, brilliant prestige, and unusual good fortune..." (translation by James Loeb)
 * 1) unprecedented
 * 2) * Cicero De Provinciis Consularibus
 * Ego vos intellego, patres conscripti, multos decrevisse eximios honores C. Caesari et prope singularis.
 * "I understand, you Senators, the many special and nearly unprecedented declarations with which you may honor Caius Caesar."
 * 1)  singular
 * Ego vos intellego, patres conscripti, multos decrevisse eximios honores C. Caesari et prope singularis.
 * "I understand, you Senators, the many special and nearly unprecedented declarations with which you may honor Caius Caesar."
 * 1)  singular

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Noun

 * 1) singular (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing)