| singular |
| Definition: A form of a word that denotes only one person or thing. |
| Example: In the phrase that dog, the word dog is in its singular form. |
| Etymology: The word derives via Old French from the Latin singularis, single or solitary. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation in its grammatical sense is from 1387: "Everiche in þe singuler nombre was i-cleped Anthiochus." (Trevisa Higden (Rolls) IV. 17) |