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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


sol

2

/ sɒl /

noun

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

Sol

3

/ sɒl /

noun

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

sol

4

/ sɒl /

noun

  1. music another name for soh

Sol.

5

abbreviation for

  1. AlsoSolr solicitor
  2. Bible Solomon

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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