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single

single (music release)

noun SING-leh Less Common
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: Borrowed from English 'single'.

Usage Note

Single is used in Spanish to refer specifically to a music single — a song released on its own. It is masculine and its plural is singles. For the meaning 'unmarried', Spanish uses soltero/a, not single.

Examples

"La banda lanzó un nuevo single."

Natural Translation

The band released a new single.

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