One for sorrow, two for joy? Quite the opposite (8)
I believe the answer is:
syllable
'opposite' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for syllable that I've seen before include "Unit of sound in word" , "Sounding part of a word" , "Single sounded unit of a word" , "Section of word" , "Division of word" .)
