solo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any activity that is performed alone without assistance
  2. noun a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
  3. noun a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
  4. verb fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
  5. verb perform a piece written for a single instrument
  6. adjective satellite composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
    • a passage for solo clarinet
  7. adverb without anybody else or anything else
    alone; unaccompanied.
    • the child stayed home alone
    • the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
    • he flew solo

WordNet


So"lo noun
Etymology
It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a.
Wordforms
plural E Solos It Soli
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.

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