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solitary

2 noun
     
Related topics: Jail and punishment
solitary2 plural solitaries
1 [uncountable] informalSCJ solitary confinement:
He spent two weeks in solitary.
2 [countable] British English literary someone who lives completely alone [= hermit]
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