English Explanatory Dictionary

singulatarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Misconstruction of singularitarian

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪŋɡjuləˈtɛɹiən/ /ˌsɪŋɡjələˈtɛɹiən/

Word forms

singulatarian singulatarians

Etymology

Since the 2020s. The fact that this form is shorter and easier both to say and to type probably explains its rate of occurrence. It was born of a misconstruction but can be viewed as an alternative form that some speakers accept as an elision; elisions are not rare in natural language.

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