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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Italian
Origin: solo 'alone', from Latin solus; SOLE1

solo

2 noun
     
Related topics: Music
solo2 plural solos [countable]
1APM a piece of music for one performer [↪ duet, trio]:
a gorgeous piano solo
2TT when someone flies or does an activity alone:
his first solo
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