solo

(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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has the plural form solos.

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adverb

Without the presence or aid of another: alone, single-handedly, singly, solely, solitarily. Idioms: all by one's lonesome, by oneself. See include/exclude.

adj, adv

Definition: unaccompanied
Antonyms: accompanied

(It.)

‘Alone’: term that identifies, in a score, a passage that needs to be brought out, or is to be played by one performer alone (rather than doubled by others), or shows which portions in a concerto are dominated by the soloist. The term is also used for a piece played by a single performer or, in the Baroque period, a single instrument with continuo accompaniment. The term ‘solo sonata’ may carry either of those meanings.

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IN BRIEF: A piece of music that is sung or played by one person. Also: Anything made or done by one person.

The flute solo was beautifully performed by the virtuoso.

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A flight in which a pilot is the sole occupant of the aircraft.

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For a list of words related to solo, see:

• Types of Music and Composition - solo: piece for single instrument or voice
• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - solo: single instrument lead played over rhythm section, usu. in absence of vocals
• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - solo, soloflyvning, solooptræden, soloforestilling
adj. - solo-
adv. - solo
v. intr. - optræde solo, flyve soloflyvning

Nederlands (Dutch)
solo, alleen, solistisch

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Mus) solo
adj. - (Mus) en solo, seul
adv. - en solo
v. intr. - faire un solo, faire cavalier seul

Deutsch (German)
n. - Solo, Alleinflug
adj. - solo
adv. - solo
v. - einen Alleinflug machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πτήση χωρίς συγκυβερνήτη, (μουσ.) σόλο, ασυνόδευτη ερμηνεία ή απόδοση, μονωδία
adj. - ασυνόδευτος
adv. - ασυνόδευτα, σόλο
v. - σολάρω, παίζω κ.λπ. ασυνόδευτος

Italiano (Italian)
a solo, solo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - solo (Mús.)
adj. - desacompanhado (f), só
adv. - sem companhia
v. - fazer solo, solar

Русский (Russian)
соло, сольная партия, сольное исполнение, сольный номер, самостоятельный полет, одиночный, в одиночку, солировать

Español (Spanish)
n. - solo, solitario
adj. - solista, hecho por uno solo
adv. - a solas
v. intr. - (mús) hacer un solo, pilotear un avión sin compañía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - solouppträdande, soloflygning, solo (kortsp.), solomaskin
adj. - ensam-, solo-, solo (mus.)
adv. - solo, ensam
v. - att flyga ensam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
独奏, 单独表演, 独唱, 独奏的, 单独的, 独唱的, 单独表演的, 单独地, 单飞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獨奏, 單獨表演, 獨唱
adj. - 獨奏的, 單獨的, 獨唱的, 單獨表演的
adv. - 單獨地
v. intr. - 單獨表演, 單飛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 독주[곡], 단독 비행, (카드놀이) 혼자서 3명을 상대하는 휘스트
adj. - 독창의, 단독의
adv. - 단독으로, 혼자서
v. intr. - 독주하다, 단독 비행하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ソロ, 独奏, 独唱, 独演, 単独飛行
adj. - ひとりでする, 単独の, 独唱の
adv. - ひとりで, 独唱で
v. - 独奏する, 単独飛行する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مغن واحد, عمل منفرد, رقص منفرد (صفه) أنفرادي (ظرف) بانفراد (فعل) ينفرد, يقوم بعمل منفرد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יצירה ליחיד, מבצע יחיד, טיסת יחיד‬
adj. - ‮סולו, של סולו, ללא ליווי‬
adv. - ‮סולו, ללא ליווי, לבד‬
v. intr. - ‮ביצע טיסת סולו, פעל לבדו‬

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