singulative

singulative
sin·gu·la·tive (sĭngʹgyə-lā'tĭv, -lə-tĭv) adj.
Of or relating to a linguistic form or construction that expresses a singular entity, often as opposed to a collective, such as rice-grain as opposed to rice.
n.
A singulative form or construction.
  [French singulatif, from Latin singillātim, singulātim, one at a time, singly, from singulus, single. See single.]

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