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Added 9 October 2026

solo

/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ noun

Latin root: sōlus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about solo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece of music for one performer.
A job or performance done by one person alone.
A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

adjective

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

adverb

Alone, without a companion.

verb

To perform a solo.
To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Origin

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

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