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US /ˈsoʊləs/ UK /ˈsəʊləs/
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1 adj · literary or in stage... aloneunaccompaniedsolo
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Related forms solosolitarysolesolitude

Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin solus, 'alone or only.' English first used the Latin word prominently in stage directions indicating that a character entered or remained alone, then extended it occasionally to literary prose.

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