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solitude

sol·i·tude [ sóllə td ] (plural sol·i·tudes)

noun

Definition:

1. state of being alone: the state of being alone, separated from other people, whether considered as a welcome freedom from disturbance or as an unhappy loneliness

2. remoteness: a quality of quiet remoteness or seclusion in places from which human activity is generally absent

3. lonely place: a remote or uninhabited place ( literary )

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin solitudo< solus "alone"]

sol·i·tu·di·nous [ sòllə td'nəss ] adjective

Cultural Note


	One Hundred Years of Solitude, a novel (1967) by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. It recounts a hundred years in the lives of the Buendía family, founders of the town of Macondo in Colombia, a story that mirrors the history of the nation. Marquez's skillful use of fantasy and myth to convey the depth of his characters' experiences makes this a key work in the magic realism school of literature.