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solo.

A piece of music for one performer.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/Canada, US/ˈsoʊl.oʊ/Canada, US/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/UK
  1. A piece of music for one performer.

  2. A job or performance done by one person alone.

  3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

  4. A single shot of espresso.

  5. An instance of soloing the football.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

adj/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/Canada, US/ˈsoʊl.oʊ/Canada, US/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/UK
  1. Without a companion or instructor.

    not-comparable
  2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

adv/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/Canada, US/ˈsoʊl.oʊ/Canada, US/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/UK
  1. Alone, without a companion.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

verb/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/Canada, US/ˈsoʊl.oʊ/Canada, US/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/UK
  1. To perform a solo.

  2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

  3. To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

  4. To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

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