SOLO

solo

(adjective) composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; “a passage for solo clarinet”

alone, solo, unaccompanied

(adverb) without anybody else or anything else; “the child stayed home alone”; “the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing”; “he flew solo”

solo

(noun) a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

solo

(noun) any activity that is performed alone without assistance

solo

(noun) a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

solo

(verb) perform a piece written for a single instrument

solo

(verb) fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

solo (plural solos or soli)

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

A job or performance done by one person alone.

(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

A single shot of espresso.

(Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football.

Coordinate terms

• (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare)

Adjective

solo (comparative more solo, superlative most solo)

Without a companion or instructor.

(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Adverb

solo (not comparable)

Alone, without a companion.

Verb

solo (third-person singular simple present soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed)

(music) To perform a solo.

To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

(Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Anagrams

• Loos, OOLs, Oslo, loos, sloo, sool

Source: Wiktionary


So"lo, n.; pl. E. Solos, It. Soli. Etym: [It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a.] (Mus.)

Definition: A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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