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| so·lo [ sṓlō ] |
noun (plural so·los or so·li [ sṓlee ]) |
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1. musical piece performed by one person: a piece of music performed by one musician or singer, or a passage for a single player or singer within a longer piece for two or more, a choir, or an orchestra
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2. performance by one artist: a performance by a single artist such as a musician, singer, or dancer with or without accompaniment
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3. act done by single person: an action or feat carried out by one person alone, e.g. a flight in an aircraft or a climb up a mountain
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4. card games card game for individual players: a card game in which players play on their own, not in pairs or teams, especially solo whist
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adjective |
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1. for single performer: intended for or executed by somebody performing singly, not as one of a group
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2. done by one person: carried out by one person unaccompanied by anyone else
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adverb |
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alone: unaccompanied by anyone, or not performing or doing something as one of a group
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intransitive verb (past and past participle so·loed, present participle so·lo·ing, 3rd person present singular so·los) |
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do something without assistance: to do something alone, without help or accompaniment, especially to fly an aircraft without an instructor or to perform an artistic solo
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| [Late 17th century. Via Italian< Latin solus "alone"] |
