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solo

Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/

The English word “solo” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

adjective

  1. Without a companion or instructor.
  2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

adverb

  1. Alone, without a companion.

verb

  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.

Etymology

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

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