Sekirov Dictionary

singulative

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 1

adjective1

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Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
- English doesn't have a singulative number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usual singulative constructions.

noun1

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A singulative form or construction.
- The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
- The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".

forms

singulatives

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