Solo

Quick meaning: Solo is a noun meaning (music) A piece of music for one performer.

Meaning

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

More Meanings

1. A job or performance done by one person alone.
2. (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
3. A single shot of espresso.
4. (Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football.
5. Without a companion or instructor.
6. (music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
7. Alone, without a companion.

Example Sentences

Two of us wearing raincoats / Standing solo / In the sun

Wake me up before you go-go / 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo

The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went solo on the Eiffel Tower to bring the four-hour event to a stirring climax.

I can appreciate that Macca’s band plays faithful to the source material, never putting too obvious a personal spin on the music. It’s sometimes frustrating, especially when the solo part in “Get Back” is screaming for some impromptu finesse, but it’s mostly fair.

Word Forms

• solos
• soli
• soloes
• soloing
• soloed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aria, soloist, recital, literature, one-on-one, unitary.

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