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sol

1

[ sohl ]

noun

Music.
  1. the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
  2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone G.


sol

2

[ sohl, sol ]

noun

  1. a former coin and money of account of France, the 20th part of a livre and equal to 12 deniers: originally gold, later silver, finally copper, it was discontinued in 1794.

sol

3

[ sohl, sol; Spanish sawl ]

noun

plural sols, Spanish soles
  1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. : S.
  2. Also called libra. a former gold coin of Peru.

sol

4

[ sawl, sol ]

noun

Physical Chemistry.
  1. a fluid colloidal solution.

Sol

5

[ sol ]

noun

  1. an ancient Roman god personifying the sun.
  2. the sun, personified by the Romans as a god.
  3. a male given name, form of Solomon.

SOL

6
or S.O.L.

abbreviation for

Slang.
  1. shit out (of ) luck (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit ( def 28 ).
  2. strictly out (of ) luck.

-sol

7
  1. a combining form meaning “soil” of the kind specified by the initial element:

    spodosol.

sol.

8

abbreviation for

  1. soluble.
  2. solution.

Sol.

9

abbreviation for

  1. Solicitor.

Sol

1

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. the Roman god personifying the sun Greek counterpartHelios
  2. a poetic word for the sun
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Sol.

2

abbreviation for

  1. AlsoSolr solicitor
  2. Bible Solomon
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sol

3

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. music another name for soh
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sol

4

/ səʊl /

noun

  1. short for new sol
  2. a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers
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sol

5

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase, esp one in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
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sol

6

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. astronomy a solar day as measured on the planet Mars, equal to 24.65 hours
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sol1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin solve “free”; gamut

Origin of sol2

First recorded in 1575–85; from Old French sol ( French sou ), from Late Latin solidus; compare Italian soldo, Spanish sueldo; solidus 1

Origin of sol3

First recorded in 1880–85; from Spanish: literally, “sun,” from Latin sōl

Origin of sol4

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of hydrosol

Origin of sol5

From the Latin word solum soil
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sol1

C14: see gamut

Origin of sol2

C16: from Old French, from Late Latin: solidus

Origin of sol3

C20: shortened from hydrosol

Origin of sol4

C20: from Latin sōl the sun
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Example Sentences

There are soles so tiny, partially buried under the earth, their murdered owners must have been young children.

From BBC

To ensure his footsteps didn’t interrupt the scenes, Soderbergh donned a pair of black nylon slippers with rubber grips on the soles.

To achieve that, Cardinals turf manager Andy Levy arranged for 200 gallons of paint in the Rams’ royal blue and sol yellow to adorn the field and end zones.

On a bitterly cold night in Dundee, the travelling support were kept warm by their fury, pointing with disgust and screaming from the soles of their frozen feet.

From BBC

And, perhaps above all, run more candidates who’ve gotten dirt under their fingernails, mud on the soles of their boots or grease stains on their coveralls.

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