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   solo

   /ˈsəʊləʊ/

   adjective

   • 1. done by one person alone; unaccompanied: "he released his second solo album"
   • ▪ (of a motorbike) without a sidecar: "a solo machine"

   adverb

   • 1. for or by one person alone: "she'd spent most of her life flying solo"

   noun

   • 1. a piece or passage of vocal or instrumental music for one performer: "a blistering guitar solo"
   • ▪ a dance for one performer: "Petipa often left the danseur to arrange his own brief solo"
   • 2. an unaccompanied flight by a pilot in an aircraft: "his first ride in his aircraft would also be his first solo"
   • 3. a card game resembling whist in which the players make bids and the highest bidder plays against the others in an attempt to win a specified number of tricks.
   • ▪ a bid by which a player undertakes to win five tricks in solo whist.
   • 4. a motorbike without a sidecar: "50 races—solos and sidecars—should make for a thrilling showdown"

   verb

   • 1. perform a piece or passage of music unaccompanied or as the featured musician: "you're in danger of forgetting that you're accompanying rather than soloing"
   • 2. fly an aircraft unaccompanied: "she had been flying for twelve years and had soloed on her seventeenth birthday"
   • ▪ undertake solo climbing: "I was back next day with two friends, soloing again while they roped up"

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a musical term): from Italian, from Latin solus ‘alone’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOLO | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLO definition: 1. alone; without other people: 2. In baseball, a solo home run (= a hit that sends the ball out…. Learn more.

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   Jun 9, 2024 · The meaning of SOLO is a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment. How to use solo in a sentence.

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   a person who works, acts, or performs alone: He used to sing with a quartet, but now he's a solo. a person who performs or accomplishes something without the usual equipment, tools, etc. Informal. an announcement, commercial offering, etc., made to only one person or a selected group of such persons:

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › soloSolo - definition of solo by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a musical composition or a part in such a composition for one performer with or without accompaniment. 2. any performance, as a dance, by one person. 3. a flight in an airplane during which the pilot is unaccompanied by any other person. 4. a person who works, acts, or performs alone.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOLO definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use solo to indicate that someone does something alone rather than with other people.

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   A versatile word, solo means "alone" and can be used as a verb ("I get to solo in band today"), a noun ("She sang a beautiful solo"), or an adjective (I can't wait for my solo flight").

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSOLO | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SOLO definition: 1. done alone by one person only: 2. a piece of music for one person or one instrument. Learn more.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › solosolo | meaning of solo in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   solo meaning, definition, what is solo: a piece of music for one performer: Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › solo_1solo adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of solo adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Solo definition: A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment.