how to pronounce singleton

/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl.tən/

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singleton is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of singleton in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… black man Delbert singleton brought in …”

meanings of singleton

noun:

A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
A single consonant, as opposed to a geminated consonant.
A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
A person without a romantic partner.
A child or animal that is born singly, not as a twin or other multiple birth.
A set with exactly one element.
A single object, especially one of a group.
A hand containing only one card of a certain suit.
A person without a dissociative identity.

name:

A surname.

singleton frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word singleton occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics singleton can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that singleton can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;