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No, the beauty of the solo is the way the rest of the band really digs in -- the drums pop with extra force, the piano pounds away.

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American Heritage Dictionary (8)

noun Music A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment.
noun A performance by a single singer or instrumentalist.
noun Games Any of various card games in which one player singly opposes others.

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I should point out that the solo is actually played by me on an actual accordion.
Following a beautiful guitar solo is a song is more melodic and calm. — Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
Jan Hammer almost gets in a brief solo, then, Jerry Goodman's violin is prominent in the mix before it all fades down to the end. — Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
The audience welcomed him once again as he sang his new solo, the romantic and beautiful — lipstick.com: celebrity news that matters to you
Dave's solo tour is indeed solo, according to a source within the band's inner workings. — DMB Headlines Courtesy of antsmarching.org

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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Used in the Same Context

duet · concert · guitar · accompaniment · jazz · quartet · bass · piano · music · flute · upcoming · previous

Word Family

solo: solos

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Etymologies (2)

American Heritage Dictionary (1)

Italian, from Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.

Century Dictionary (1)

from Italian solo, alone, from Latin solus, sole: see sole.

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/ˈsoʊloʊ/

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