solo
so
ˈsoʊ
sow
lo
ˌloʊ
low
/sˈə‌ʊlə‌ʊ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "solo"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻāĻ•āĻž, āϏ⧋āϞ⧋

without the presence or assistance of others
solo definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He completed the entire research project solo, demonstrating his ability to work independently.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧋āϞ⧋, āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀ āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ

a flight in which the aircraft pilot operates the plane alone, without any other passengers or crew on board
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A solo is a major milestone in every pilot's training journey.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŽāĻžāχāϞāĻĢāϞāĻ•āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻ•

a musical piece written for one singer or instrument
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her violin solo received a standing ovation from the audience.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻšāĻžāϞāĻž āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ ovation āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to perform a musical piece or passage alone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He soloed on the trumpet, showcasing his virtuosity with intricate melodies.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻāĻ•āĻž āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ, āĻāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fly an aircraft alone, without any other passengers, crew, or instructor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pilot was excited to solo for the first time after obtaining his license.
āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ āϤāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāχāϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āĻž āωāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻž āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to do a climb alone, without any partners or assistance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After years of training, he finally felt ready to solo the notorious cliff face.
āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻž āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āĻāĻ•āĻ•

done or created by just one musician, rather than by a group or ensemble
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played a solo passage for viola that was both intricate and moving.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧā§‹āϞāĻž āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧇āϜ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀, āϏ⧋āϞ⧋

carried out alone, without any assistance or accompaniment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She completed her first solo flight across the Atlantic with great confidence.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϟāϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āωāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ•āĻ•

(in baseball) referring to a home run hit by a batter with no other runners on base, resulting in one run being scored
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The crowd erupted as he launched a solo shot over the left-field fence.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ-āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧋āϞ⧋ āĻļāϟ āϞāĻžā§āϚ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĢ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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