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Meaning of single

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  single
      adj 1: being or characteristic of a single thing or person;
             "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual
             pages"; "they went their individual ways" [syn:
             {individual}, {single}] [ant: {common}]
      2: used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of
         petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have
         more than one row of petals" [ant: {double}]
      3: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect
         or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but
         a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor";
         "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"
         [ant: {multiple}]
      4: not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men
         and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl";
         "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?" [syn:
         {unmarried}, {single}] [ant: {married}]
      5: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an
         individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" [syn:
         {individual}, {single(a)}]
      6: having uniform application; "a single legal code for all"
      7: not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object
         or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a
         single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained
         their exclusive attention" [syn: {single(a)}, {undivided},
         {exclusive}]
      n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
           [syn: {single}, {bingle}]
      2: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this
         number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go
         with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: {one}, {1}, {I},
         {ace}, {single}, {unity}]
      v 1: hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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