solo |ˈsōlō|
noun ( pl. -los)
1 a thing done by one person unaccompanied, in particular
• ( pl. solos or soli |ˈsōlē|) a piece of vocal or instrumental music or a dance, or a part or passage in one, for one performer.
• an unaccompanied flight by a pilot in an aircraft.
2 a card game in which one player plays against the others in an attempt to win a specified number of tricks.
adjective & adverb
for or done by one person alone; unaccompanied : [as adj. ] a solo album | [as adv. ] she'd spent most of her life flying solo.
verb ( soloes, soloed) [ intrans. ]
perform something unaccompanied, in particular
• perform an unaccompanied piece of music or a part or passage in one.
• fly an aircraft unaccompanied.
• undertake solo climbing.
ORIGIN late 17th cent. (as a musical term): from Italian, from Latin solus ‘alone.’