single

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{{11}}single (adj.) c.1300, "individual, unbroken, unmarried," from O.Fr. sengle "being one, separate," from L. singulus "one, individual, separate" (usually in pl. singuli "one by one"), from sim- (stem of simplus) + dim. suffix. Meaning "unaccompanied or unsupported by others" is from mid-14c. The verb meaning "to separate from the herd" (originally in deer-hunting, often with forth or out) is recorded from 1570s. Single-handed is first attested 1709. Single-parent (adj.) is attested from 1969.
{{12}}single (n.) late 15c., "the middle or outer claw on the foot of a hawk or falcon," from SINGLE (Cf. single) (adj.). Given various technical meanings from 16c. Sports sense is attested from 1851 (cricket), 1858 (baseball). Meaning "phonograph record with one song on each side" is from 1949. Meaning "unmarried person" is from 1964; SINGLES BAR (Cf. singles bar) attested from 1969. An earlier word for "unmarried or unattached person" is singleton (1937).

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