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 word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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