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solitaire

[ sol-i-tair ]

noun

  1. Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
  2. a game played by one person alone, as a game played with marbles or pegs on a board having hollows or holes.
  3. a precious stone, especially a diamond, set by itself, as in a ring.
  4. any of several American thrushes of the genus Myadestes, having short, broad bills and noted for their beautiful songs.
  5. a large extinct flightless bird of the genus Pezophaps, related to the dodo but with a longer neck, smaller bill, and longer legs, that inhabited the Mascarene Islands.


solitaire

/ ˌsɒlɪˈtɛə; ˈsɒlɪˌtɛə /

noun

  1. Also calledpegboard a game played by one person, esp one involving moving and taking pegs in a pegboard or marbles on an indented circular board with the object of being left with only one
  2. the US name for patience
  3. a gem, esp a diamond, set alone in a ring
  4. any of several extinct birds of the genus Pezophaps, related to the dodo
  5. any of several dull grey North American songbirds of the genus Myadestes: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)


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Word History and Origins

Origin of solitaire1

1350–1400; Middle English < French < Latin sōlitārius solitary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of solitaire1

C18: from Old French: solitary

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Example Sentences

That time might even come, as an alternative to playing solitaire.

The Electoral College market is still cheap enough to feel like playing … solitaire, something to do when you need to zone out.

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Years ago, 15 years ago now, I took computer solitaire off my computer.

It even threatens such veteran horizontally integrated favorites as Scrabble, solitaire, and the crossword puzzle.

It would work crossword puzzles or play Solitaire, while the Big Mind would delve deep into the subjects I wanted to write about.

It was a large sparkling diamond solitaire on a platinum band set with tiny diamonds.

Suddenly she drew off the engagement ring Mr. Pomello had given her, a magnificent solitaire.

A wretched sleep en train, more solitaire, meals at schedule times, and then we hit New York.

Finally decided to go back and have a look for himself, but I told him you probably had a hot game of solitaire going.

A tiny ray of blue light shot from the solitaire on the third finger of her left hand.

His voice trembled with the agony of love and pain, as she drew the solitaire out of the chatelaine bag at her belt.

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