lone

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[lohn]

–adjective

1.	being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.

2.	standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley.

3.	sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.

4.	unfrequented.

5.	without companionship; lonesome; lonely.

6.	unmarried or widowed.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; aph. var of alone, used attributively

Related forms:

loneness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See alone. 2. separate, separated, secluded.

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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lone (lōn)

adj.

1. Without accompaniment; solitary: a lone skier on the mountain.
2. Without companionship; isolated or lonely.
Being the only one; sole: the lone doctor in the county.
Situated by itself: a lone tree on the prairie; a lone blue tile in a white floor.

[Middle English, short for alone; see alone.]

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