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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIsolated case
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪd keɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An occurrence, incident, or example that happens only once and is entirely unconnected to other events or a wider pattern.
"The health department assured the public that the infection was merely an isolated case and not the start of an outbreak." - 2
A unique individual instance that does not conform to general rules, trends, or statistical norms.
"While most students improved their scores, John's poor grade was an isolated case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'isolate', originating from the Italian 'isolato' (made into an island, from Latin 'insula'), with 'case', derived from the Latin 'casus' (occurrence, event). Together, the phrase emerged in modern English administrative, medical, and legal discourse to denote an occurrence completely detached from any broader trend.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Isolated case" is said worldwide
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cas isolé
Transliteration: ka i.zo.le
"Cet incident n'est qu'un cas isolé."
Einzelfall
Transliteration: ˈaɪ̯n.t͡səlˌfal
"Dieser Fehler war nur ein Einzelfall."
caso isolato
Transliteration: ˈka.zo i.zoˈla.to
"Si è trattato di un caso isolato."
caso aislado
Transliteration: ˈka.so ajˈsla.ðo
"Este problema fue un caso aislado."
caso isolado
Transliteration: ˈka.zu i.zuˈla.du
"Acontecimento foi considerado um caso isolado."
इकलौता मामला
Transliteration: ikalautā māmlā
"यह केवल एक इकलौता मामला था।"
个别案例
Transliteration: gèbié ànlì
"这只是一个个别案例。"
예외적인 사례
Transliteration: yewoejeokin sare
"이것은 예외적인 사례일 뿐입니다."
孤発例
Transliteration: kohatsurei
"これは単発の孤発例に過ぎない。"
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