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   solo

   /ˈsəʊləʊ/

   adjective

   • 1. done by one person alone; unaccompanied: "he released his second solo album"
   • ▪ (of a motorbike) without a sidecar: "a solo machine"

   adverb

   • 1. for or by one person alone: "she'd spent most of her life flying solo"

   noun

   • 1. a piece or passage of vocal or instrumental music for one performer: "a blistering guitar solo"
   • ▪ a dance for one performer: "Petipa often left the danseur to arrange his own brief solo"
   • 2. an unaccompanied flight by a pilot in an aircraft: "his first ride in his aircraft would also be his first solo"
   • 3. a card game resembling whist in which the players make bids and the highest bidder plays against the others in an attempt to win a specified number of tricks.
   • ▪ a bid by which a player undertakes to win five tricks in solo whist.
   • 4. a motorbike without a sidecar: "50 races—solos and sidecars—should make for a thrilling showdown"

   verb

   • 1. perform a piece or passage of music unaccompanied or as the featured musician: "you're in danger of forgetting that you're accompanying rather than soloing"
   • 2. fly an aircraft unaccompanied: "she had been flying for twelve years and had soloed on her seventeenth birthday"
   • ▪ undertake solo climbing: "I was back next day with two friends, soloing again while they roped up"

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a musical term): from Italian, from Latin solus ‘alone’.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   What does solo mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'? The meaning of SOLO is a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment. How to use solo in a sentence.

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   What does solo mean in baseball?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SOLO definition: 1. alone; without other people: 2. In baseball, a solo home run (= a hit that sends the ball out…. Learn more.

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   What does soloed mean?

   • , so·loed, so·lo·ing. to pilot (a plane, glider, etc.) unaccompanied. The instructor decided to solo the student. If you’re not camping solo, you can also take advantage of a camping partner to keep you both warm.

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   What does solo mean in music?

   • A solo is a piece of music or a dance performed by one person. The original version featured a guitar solo. You use solo to indicate that someone does something alone rather than with other people. He had just completed his final solo album.

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   SOLO definition: 1. alone; without other people: 2. In baseball, a solo home run (= a hit that sends the ball out…. Learn more.

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   solo: [noun] a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment. the featured part of a concerto or similar work.

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   Solo definition: a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment.

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   Define solo. solo synonyms, solo pronunciation, solo translation, English dictionary definition of solo. n. pl. so·los 1. Music A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment.

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   solo: 1 n any activity that is performed alone without assistance Type of: activity any specific behavior n a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment) Types: voluntary composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical ...

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   SOLO definition: 1. done alone by one person only: 2. a piece of music for one person or one instrument. Learn more.