so·lo (sō'lō)
n., pl., -los.

1. Music. A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment.
2. A performance by a single singer or instrumentalist.
3. Games. Any of various card games in which one player singly opposes others.

adj.

1. Music. Composed, arranged for, or performed by a single voice or instrument.
2. Made or done by a single individual.

adv.
Unaccompanied; alone: flew solo from Anchorage to Miami.

intr.v., -loed, -lo·ing, -los.

1. To perform a solo.
2. To fly an airplane without a companion or an instructor, especially for the first time.

[Italian, from Latin sōlus, alone.]

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