English Explanatory Dictionary

singulare tantum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noun (in any specific sense) that has no plural form and is only used with singular verbs. Frequently for mass nouns.

Word forms

singulare tantum singularia tantum

Etymology

From Latin singulāre tantum (“singular as such; singular only”), from singulāre + tantum.

Related words

duale tantum mass noun plurale tantum
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