singleton
noun
sin·gle·ton
ˈsiŋ-gəl-tən 
1
: a card that is the only one of its suit originally dealt to a player
2
a
: an individual member or thing distinct from others grouped with it
b
: an offspring born singly
singletons are more common than twins
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And now, after 13 years of staring at the heads of twin and singleton babies, her team’s paper on the association between global hemisphere and hair whorl formation has won the 2024 IgNobel prize in anatomy.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Against four hearts, Nail led her singleton diamond, and Tooth took the ace and returned the deuce.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Since West’s ace of hearts was almost surely a singleton, Cy must not let East get in before trumps are drawn.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
While your hCG levels with twins may be higher than normal, the normal range for a singleton overlaps with normal ranges for twins.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Against four hearts, Nail led her singleton diamond, and Tooth took the ace and returned the deuce.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
Since West’s ace of hearts was almost surely a singleton, Cy must not let East get in before trumps are drawn.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
While your hCG levels with twins may be higher than normal, the normal range for a singleton overlaps with normal ranges for twins.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
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“Singleton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singleton. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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singleton
noun
sin·gle·ton
ˈsiŋ-gəl-tən
: an offspring born singly
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