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SOLO (soli)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does solo mean?
• SOLO (noun)
The noun SOLO has 3 senses:
1. any activity that is performed alone without assistance
2. a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
3. a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
Familiarity information: SOLO used as a noun is uncommon.
• SOLO (adjective)
The adjective SOLO has 1 sense:
1. composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
Familiarity information: SOLO used as an adjective is very rare.
• SOLO (verb)
The verb SOLO has 2 senses:
1. fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
2. perform a piece written for a single instrument
Familiarity information: SOLO used as a verb is rare.
• SOLO (adverb)
The adverb SOLO has 1 sense:
1. without anybody else or anything else
Familiarity information: SOLO used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any activity that is performed alone without assistance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Derivation:
soloist (a musician who performs a solo)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):
composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solo"):
voluntary (composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance)
Derivation:
solo (perform a piece written for a single instrument)
soloist (a musician who performs a solo)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):
flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)
Derivation:
solo (fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
Context example:
a passage for solo clarinet
Similar:
unaccompanied (playing or singing without accompaniment)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: soloed
Past participle: soloed
-ing form: soloing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "solo" is one way to...):
aviate; fly; pilot (operate an airplane)
Domain category:
air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
solo (a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Perform a piece written for a single instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "solo" is one way to...):
perform (give a performance (of something))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
solo (a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment))
soloist (a musician who performs a solo)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without anybody else or anything else
Synonyms:
alone; solo; unaccompanied
Context example:
he flew solo
Context examples
The message of the month is not to be in the driver’s seat and work solo, but rather to work in concert with the team.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The solo over, a duet followed, and then a glee: a joyous conversational murmur filled up the intervals.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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