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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseinzeln
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ain-tseln
"Er entschied sich, ein einzelnes Stück Pizza zu bestellen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Only one; not accompanied by others.
"She decided to order a single slice of pizza."
- 1
A person who is not married or in a romantic relationship.
"As a single, he enjoyed the freedom to travel whenever he wanted."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'single' originates from the Latin 'singulus', meaning 'one, alone', which evolved through Old French 'singulier' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from denoting 'one' to also imply 'individual' or 'unmarried'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Single" is said worldwide
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unique
Transliteration: yoo-neek
"Elle a décidé de commander une unique part de pizza."
einzeln
Transliteration: ain-tseln
"Er entschied sich, ein einzelnes Stück Pizza zu bestellen."
singolo
Transliteration: sin-go-lo
"Ha deciso di ordinare una singola fetta di pizza."
único
Transliteration: oo-nee-ko
"Decidió pedir una única porción de pizza."
único
Transliteration: oo-nee-ko
"Ela decidiu pedir uma única fatia de pizza."
एकल
Transliteration: ekal
"उसने एकल पिज्जा का टुकड़ा ऑर्डर करने का फैसला किया।"
单一
Transliteration: dān yī
"她决定点一块单一的比萨饼。"
단일
Transliteration: dan-il
"그녀는 단일 피자 조각을 주문하기로 결정했습니다."
単一
Transliteration: tan'itsu
"彼女は単一のピザのスライスを注文することに決めました。"
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