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Definition of solitary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

solitary

noun
 
/ˈsɒlətri/
 
/ˈsɑːləteri/
(plural solitaries)
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  1. [uncountable] (informal) solitary confinement (= a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell)
  2. [countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.
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