🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ソロ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: soro

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Solo/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女はギターのソロを弾いた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A piece of music or performance performed by a single singer or instrumentalist.

    "The lead guitarist played an incredible solo during the middle of the song."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Done by one person alone; unaccompanied.

    "She embarked on a solo sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'solo' originates from the Italian word 'solo', meaning 'alone', which itself comes from the Latin 'solus', meaning 'alone' or 'only'. The term has evolved in English to refer to performances or activities done by one person, particularly in music and arts, since the early 20th century.

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