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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin solitudo, from solus; SOLE1

solitude

 noun
     
sol‧i‧tude [uncountable]
when you are alone, especially when this is what you enjoy [↪ loneliness]
in solitude
Carl spent the morning in solitude.
the solitude of her house on the lake
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