singleton

noun

the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt

a set containing a single member

a single object (as distinguished from a pair)

Roots

singulussingle- · Latin · single; one alone ton-ton · English · suffix modeled on simpleton

Synonyms for singleton

singleadj

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Where does singleton come from?

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