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• sol
  sol

  noun

  the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
• Sol
  Sol

  noun

  an ancient Roman god personifying the sun.
• SOL
  SOL

  abbreviation

  shit out (of ) luck (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.
• -sol
  -sol

  a combining form meaning “soil” of the kind specified by the initial element.
• sol.
  sol.

  abbreviation

  soluble.
• Sol.
  Sol.

  abbreviation

  Solicitor.

sol

¹ American  

[sohl] / soʊl /

noun

Music.

1. the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.

2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone G.

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sol ² American  

[sohl, sol] / soʊl, sɒl /

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.

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sol ³ American  

[sohl, sol, sawl] / soʊl, sɒl, sɔl /

noun

sols, plural soles plural

1. a bronze coin and monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. S.

2. Also called libra.  a former gold coin of Peru.

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sol ⁴ American  

[sawl, sol] / sɔl, sɒl /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. a fluid colloidal solution.

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Sol ⁵ American  

[sol] / sɒl /

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.

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SOL ⁶ American  

Or S.O.L.

abbreviation

Slang.

1. shit out (of ) luck (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.

2. strictly out (of ) luck.

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-sol ⁷ American  

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

   spodosol.

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sol. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. soluble.

2. solution.

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Sol. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. Solicitor.

2. Bible. Song of Solomon.

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Sol ¹ British  

/ sɒl /

noun

1. Greek counterpart: Helios.  the Roman god personifying the sun

2. a poetic word for the sun

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Sol. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Also: Solr.  solicitor

2. Bible Solomon

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sol ³ British  

/ səʊl /

noun

1. short for new sol

2. a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers

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sol ⁴ British  

/ sɒl /

noun

1. music another name for soh

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sol ⁵ British  

/ 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 British  

/ sɒl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• soles
  plural
• sols
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sol¹

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

Origin of sol²

First recorded in 1575–85; from Old French sol ( French sou ), from Late Latin solidus; compare Italian soldo, Spanish sueldo; see origin at 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 -sol⁷

From the Latin word solum soil

Example Sentences

Velarde built a war chest of foreign reserves to solidify the sol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The word 'solstice' comes from the Latin sol, meaning 'sun', and sistere - to 'stand still'.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

For the third straight day Thursday, the sol , had its best showing since May 2022, trading at 3.665 soles per dollar, data from the central bank and traders showed.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

So right now, the sunlight in this area is dropping by 4.5 percent per sol.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Mami comes home from the beauty parlor, happy and carefree, singing “Cuando calienta el sol aquí en la playa,” a Cuban love song about the warm sun on the beach.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Related Words

• star
• sunlight