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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 so·les [saw, -les].
  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

/ səʊl /

noun

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

2

/ 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

3

/ sɒl /

noun

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

4

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. music another name for soh
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Sol.

5

abbreviation for

  1. AlsoSolr solicitor
  2. Bible Solomon
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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

C16: from Old French, from Late Latin: solidus

Origin of sol2

C20: shortened from hydrosol

Origin of sol3

C14: see gamut

Origin of sol4

C20: from Latin sōl the sun
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Example Sentences

Ortho Sol makes precision screws for the most delicate of construction projects: spinal fusion.

To earn a spot on the trip, each participant agreed to raise a minimum of $1,000 to fund critical initiatives at Ninos del Sol.

The drive from the Costa del Sol is more about 2,000 miles and would take about 30 hours with no stops.

The conservative Morandi (as I've billed him before) and radical Sol LeWitt make an odd couple, by any lights.

Some people turn nit into “night,” and the sol is solar, though it may be “salt” in Russian.

Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.

Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.

It was such a magnificent sum that Sol did not feel like taking the familiarity with it of mentioning it aloud.

“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.

“Well, mistakes is humant,” sighed Sol, taking advantage of that universal absolution.

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