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solo

[soh-loh]

noun

plural

solos, soli 
  1. a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment.

    She sang a solo.

  2. any performance, as a dance, by one person.

  3. a flight in an airplane during which the pilot is unaccompanied by an instructor or other person.

    I'll be ready for my first solo next week.

  4. a person who works, acts, or performs alone.

    He used to sing with a quartet, but now he's a solo.

  5. a person who performs or accomplishes something without the usual equipment, tools, etc.

  6. Informal.an announcement, commercial offering, etc., made to only one person or a selected group of such persons.

    Each month the firm sends a solo to its best customers.

  7. Cards.any of certain games in which one person plays alone against others.



adjective

  1. Music.performing alone.

    a part for solo bassoon.

  2. performed alone; not combined with other parts of equal importance; not concerted.

  3. alone; without a companion or partner.

    a solo flight.

adverb

  1. on one's own; alone or unaccompanied.

    After six lessons he was flying solo.

verb (used without object)

soloed, soloing 
  1. to perform or do a solo.

    to solo on the trumpet.

  2. to pilot a plane, glider, etc., unaccompanied, especially for the first time.

    After the course the students should be able to solo.

  3. to perform or accomplish something by oneself.

verb (used with object)

soloed, soloing 
  1. to pilot (a plane, glider, etc.) unaccompanied.

  2. to allow (a student pilot) to pilot a plane, glider, etc., alone.

    The instructor decided to solo the student.

solo

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a musical composition for one performer with or without accompaniment

  2. any of various card games in which each person plays on his own instead of in partnership with another, such as solo whist

  3. a flight in which an aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

    1. any performance, mountain climb, or other undertaking carried out by an individual without assistance from others

    2. ( as modifier )

      a solo attempt

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. music unaccompanied

    a sonata for cello solo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. by oneself; alone

    to fly solo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to undertake a venture alone, esp to operate an aircraft alone or climb alone

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solo1

1685–95; < Italian < Latin ōܲ alone
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of solo1

C17: via Italian from Latin ōܲ alone, sole 1
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McCarthy also released “Kill Your Friends,” a solo album, in 2012.

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He’d written the songs — many with guest lyricist Tony Asher, used the highly regarded Wrecking Crew session musicians to record with him and regarded the nearly finished product as essentially a solo album.

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Today is a milestone: his first solo outing with the children.

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It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.

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Kalaveti Ravouvou won the foot race with Muir, collected the ball and made 40 metres solo, skipping through one tackle and bouncing off another.

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