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

solitaire

noun
 
/ˌsɒləˈteə(r)/
 
/ˈsɑːləter/
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  1. [uncountable] (British English) a game for one person in which you remove pieces from their places on a special board after moving other pieces over them. The aim is to finish with only one piece left on the board.
  2. (North American English)
    (British English patience)
    [uncountable] a card game for only one playerTopics Games and toysc2
  3. [countable] a single precious stone; a piece of jewellery with a single precious stone in it
    • a solitaire ring
    4. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.
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