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Definition of solitary noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

solitary

noun

NAmE//ˈsɑləˌtɛri//

(pl. sol‧i‧tar‧ies)

1[uncountable] (informal) = solitary confinement

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2[countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone

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