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singolare

singular; unique

adjective seen-goh-LAH-reh Less Common
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Origin: Latin singularis (alone of its kind)

Also means

odd; peculiar

Usage Note

Singolare does not change for gender (un caso singolare / una persona singolare). In grammar it means 'singular' (the opposite of plurale), but in everyday usage it often means 'remarkable' or 'peculiar' (una singolare coincidenza = a remarkable coincidence). As a noun il singolare refers to the grammatical singular number.

Examples

"È una singolare coincidenza che ci siamo incontrati qui."

Natural Translation

It is a remarkable coincidence that we met here.

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