When can a complex function have non isolated singularities?

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Given an entire function $f(z)$, why can $f(1/z)$ have at worst an isolated singularity at $0$? Can a meromorphic function have non isolated singularities? What about other kinds of functions?

I'm probably missing something very simple given that there are no questions on this site about this..

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By definition a meromorphic function is analytic except for isolated singularities which are poles. An example of a function with non-isolated singularity is $\frac 1 {\sin(\frac 1 z)}$. This function has singularites at each of the points $\frac 1 {n\pi}$ so $0$ is a non-isolated singularity.