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so·lo

(sō′lō)

n. pl. so·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.

v. so·loed, so·lo·ing, so·los

v.intr.

1. To perform a solo.

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

v.tr.

To complete (a challenging endeavor) by oneself rather than with a partner or as part of a team: soloed the north face of Mt. Everest.

[Italian, from Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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solo

(ˈsəʊləʊ)

n, pl -lospl -los or -li (-liː)

1. (Music, other) a musical composition for one performer with or without accompaniment

2. (Card Games) any of various card games in which each person plays on his or her own instead of in partnership with another, such as solo whist

3. (Aeronautics) a flight in which an aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

a. any performance, mountain climb, or other undertaking carried out by an individual without assistance from others

b. (as modifier): a solo attempt.

adj

(Music, other) music unaccompanied: a sonata for cello solo.

adv

by oneself; alone: to fly solo.

(intr) to undertake a venture alone, esp to operate an aircraft alone or climb alone

[C17: via Italian from Latin sōlus alone, sole¹]

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so•lo

(ˈsoʊ loʊ)

n., pl. -los or, for 1, -li (-lē), n.

1. a musical composition or a part in such a composition for one performer with or without accompaniment.

2. any performance, as a dance, by one person.

3. a flight in an airplane during which the pilot is unaccompanied by any other person.

4. a person who works, acts, or performs alone.

5. any card game in which one person plays alone against others.

adj.

6. of, pertaining to, or being a solo.

adv.

7. on one's own; alone: flying solo.

v.i.

8. to perform or be a solo.

9. to pilot an airplane by oneself.

[1685–95; < Italian < Latin sōlus alone]

So•lo

(ˈsoʊ loʊ)

n.

former name of Surakarta.

solo

Past participle: soloed
Gerund: soloing

Imperative
solo
solo

Present
I solo
you solo
he/she/it solos
we solo
you solo
they solo

Preterite
I soloed
you soloed
he/she/it soloed
we soloed
you soloed
they soloed

Present Continuous
I am soloing
you are soloing
he/she/it is soloing
we are soloing
you are soloing
they are soloing

Present Perfect
I have soloed
you have soloed
he/she/it has soloed
we have soloed
you have soloed
they have soloed

Past Continuous
I was soloing
you were soloing
he/she/it was soloing
we were soloing
you were soloing
they were soloing

Past Perfect
I had soloed
you had soloed
he/she/it had soloed
we had soloed
you had soloed
they had soloed

Future
I will solo
you will solo
he/she/it will solo
we will solo
you will solo
they will solo

Future Perfect
I will have soloed
you will have soloed
he/she/it will have soloed
we will have soloed
you will have soloed
they will have soloed

Future Continuous
I will be soloing
you will be soloing
he/she/it will be soloing
we will be soloing
you will be soloing
they will be soloing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been soloing
you have been soloing
he/she/it has been soloing
we have been soloing
you have been soloing
they have been soloing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been soloing
you will have been soloing
he/she/it will have been soloing
we will have been soloing
you will have been soloing
they will have been soloing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been soloing
you had been soloing
he/she/it had been soloing
we had been soloing
you had been soloing
they had been soloing

Conditional
I would solo
you would solo
he/she/it would solo
we would solo
you would solo
they would solo

Past Conditional
I would have soloed
you would have soloed
he/she/it would have soloed
we would have soloed
you would have soloed
they would have soloed

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Noun	1.	solo - any activity that is performed alone without assistance activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
	2.	solo - a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment) musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" voluntary - composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
	3.	solo - a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied flying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
Verb	1.	solo - fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
	2.	solo - perform a piece written for a single instrument perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
Adj.	1.	solo - composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner unaccompanied - playing or singing without accompaniment; "the soloist sang unaccompanied"
Adv.	1.	solo - without anybody else or anything else; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" unaccompanied, alone

solo

adjective

1. unaccompanied, independent, single-handed, lonely, solitary, unattended, unescorted, unchaperoned He completed a solo flight around the world in 1933.

adverb

1. unaccompanied, independently, single-handedly, alone, unattended, unescorted, unchaperoned, under your own steam, by your own efforts, companionless He became the very first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.

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solo

adverb

Without the presence or aid of another:

alone, single-handedly, singly, solely, solitarily.

Idioms: all by one's lonesome, by oneself.

Translations

عَزْف أو غِناء مُنْفَرِدعَمَلٌ مُنْفَرِدمُنْفَرِد في الطائِرَه

sólosamostatný

solo

soolo

solo

énekszólószóló

sóló-sóló, einleikur

assolo solitario solovolare da solofare un assolo

ソロ

독주

solistassolo

patstāvīgssolo

sólo

samostojensolo

solouppträdande

เพลงร้องเดี่ยว

tek başına yalnız solo

bản độc tấu

单独的独唱或独奏独奏曲

solo

[ˈsəʊləʊ]

A. N (solos (pl))

1. (Mus) → solo m
a tenor solo → un solo para tenor
a guitar solo → un solo de guitarra

2. (Cards) → solo m

B. ADJ solo flight → vuelo m a solas
passage for solo violin → pasaje m para violín solo
solo trip round the world → vuelta f al mundo en solitario

C. ADV → solo, a solas
to fly solo → volar a solas
to sing solo → cantar solo

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solo

[ˈsəʊləʊ]

n → solo m
a guitar solo → un solo de guitare

adj [album, career, effort, act, artist, balloonist, traveller] → solo inv
solo flight → vol m solo

adv [fly, perform] → en solo

solo

n → Solo nt; piano solo → Klaviersolo nt

adj → Solo-; a solo goal → ein im Alleingang geschossenes Tor; solo album → Soloalbum nt; solo artist → Solokünstler(in) m(f); solo career → Solokarriere f; solo flight → Solo- or Alleinflug m; solo passage (Mus) → Solopassage f; solo performance (Mus) → Solo nt; (Theat) → Solovorstellung f

adv → allein; (Mus) → solo; to go solo (musician etc) → eine Solokarriere einschlagen; to fly solo → einen Alleinflug machen

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solo

[ˈsəʊləʊ]

1. n (solos (pl)) (Mus) → assolo
a tenor solo → un assolo di tenore

2. adj solo flight → volo in solitario
passage for solo violin → brano per violino solista

3. adv (Mus) to play (or sing) solo → fare un assolo
to fly solo → volare in solitario

solo

(ˈsəuləu) – plural ˈsolos – noun

something (eg a musical piece for one voice or instrument, a dance or other entertainment) in which only one person takes part. a cello/soprano solo.

adjective

in which only one takes part. a solo flight in an aeroplane.

ˈsoloist noun

a person who plays, sings etc a solo.

solo

→ عَمَلٌ مُنْفَرِد sólo solo Solo σόλο solo soolo solo solo assolo ソロ 독주 solo solo solo solo соло solouppträdande เพลงร้องเดี่ยว tek başına bản độc tấu 独奏曲

References in periodicals archive ?

Beginning with a handy introduction titled How To Use his Book, "Songs and Solos" presents its comprehensive information in twelve sections covering history of the guitar solo from the 50's to the 90's, basic concepts of soloing, use of other instruments besides guitar for solos, positioning and integration of the solo in the song, implications of guitar style and choice, relations of scales and harmony to solos, non-scale solos, scales and major key chord progressions, minor key soloing, out-of-key chord progression soloing, soloing over complex harmonies, and interesting quotes about soloing from famous guitarists.

Songs and Solos: Creating the Right Solo for Every Song

This is an intermediate-level jazz fakebook with scales for soloing, bass lines, choir voicings, guitar diagrams and more across from each tune.