[1745–55; ‹ L: sob, dying breath, hiccup]This word is first recorded in the period 1745–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ellipse, input, nickel, pompadour, umbilical cord
Examples of 'singultus' in a sentence
singultus
Examples include 'supervivant' (a survivor), 'transmural' (situated beyond a wall), 'singultus' (hiccup) and 'breviloquent'(pithy and succinct in speech).