solitary

Definitions


[ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- done or existing alone
(e.g: I live a pretty solitary life)

- single; only
(e.g: we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’


[ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a recluse or hermit
(e.g: he had something of the solitary about him)



Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’




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