Etymology

singulare tantum

Today it means: A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns. Full definition →

Latin singulāre tantum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsingulāre tantum“singular as such; singular only”
  2. English todaysingulare tantum

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

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