sol
noun
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
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Solnounan ancient Roman god personifying the sun.
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SOL
SOLabbreviationshit out (of ) luck (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.
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-sol
-sola combining form meaning “soil” of the kind specified by the initial element.
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sol.
sol.abbreviationsoluble.
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Sol.
Sol.abbreviationSolicitor.
sol
1 American
[sohl]
/ soʊl /
noun
Music.
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the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
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(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone G.
sol
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American
[sohl, sol]
/ soʊl, sɒl /
noun
sol
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American
[sohl, sol, sawl]
/ soʊl, sɒl, sɔl /
noun
sols,
plural
soles
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a bronze coin and monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. S.
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Also called libra. a former gold coin of Peru.
sol
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American
[sawl, sol]
/ sɔl, sɒl /
noun
Physical Chemistry.
Sol
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[sol]
/ sɒl /
noun
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an ancient Roman god personifying the sun.
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the sun, personified by the Romans as a god.
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a male given name, form of Solomon.
SOL
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Or
S.O.L.
abbreviation
Slang.
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shit out (of ) luck (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity). See shit.
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strictly out (of ) luck.
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sol.
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abbreviation
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soluble.
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solution.
Sol.
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Sol
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British
/ sɒl /
noun
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Greek counterpart: Helios. the Roman god personifying the sun
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a poetic word for the sun
Sol.
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abbreviation
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Also: Solr. solicitor
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Bible Solomon
sol
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/ səʊl /
noun
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short for new sol
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a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers
sol
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/ sɒl /
noun
sol
5
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/ sɒl /
noun
sol
6
British
/ sɒl /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
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Perseverance covered the marathon distance after five years and four months of driving, reaching the mark on the 1,890th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Under Velarde, Peru achieved an average 3% annual inflation and 4% economic growth, with the sol becoming Latin America’s most stable currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
“In Spanish we have a saying, ‘El sol sale para todos,’ or the sun rises for everybody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
He says that once the droit du sol has been abolished on the island, the lure will disappear.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
So I'm labeling each sample by the current sol.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The country also has produced some of the region’s biggest breakout stars such as the Afropop boy band Sauti Sol, whose members later went solo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series comprises three new models: Sol, the company's new flagship; Terra, a mid-range model for everyday work; and Luna, a fast, low-cost option.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
They say this place is for tourists, but it’s been tucked into an alley off Puerta del Sol, next to a church of the same name since 1894.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
He began supporting Arsenal at the age of 10 when his uncle bought him a set of fridge magnets with the images of Gunners stars including Sylvain Wiltord, David Seaman, Sol Campbell, and Thierry Henry.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
In San Francisco a twenty-one-year-old entrepreneur named Sol Bloom realized that the Chicago fair would let him at last take advantage of an asset he had acquired in Paris two years earlier.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Among other initiatives, the grant funded a counselor position and the creation of Project SOL, a program designed to support students pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
The accreditation process always allows schools to average the past three years of SOL test scores, if needed, to even out occasional dips.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
Last week it allowed digital coins XRP, ADA and SOL to be withdrawn.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2022
That same year, 77% of Hispanic fourth-graders passed the SOL math test compared to 36% who passed the NAEP.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2022
LOG ENTRY: SOL 207 I spent the last week recovering from back problems.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
A moment and you will see: sol, mi, fa, sol. . . there it is, in the groove, the true groove.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He's already fifty kilometers into the storm, and he'll go another ninety kilometers per sol. He'll get in too deep to recover soon."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Copper chloride 100 parts Ferric chloride, sol. sp. gr.
From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.
In the Puerta del Sol. he was greeted by trumpeters, and again in front of the Cortes.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem!—Song of Sol. v.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph
Sol., you like to make money and so do I, and it don't matter much how we make it, either.
From Four Years A Scout and Spy by Downs, E. C.
As the sun-god, Baal-Hammon, Song of Sol. viii.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas
Every eye turned instinctively to Sol.; he answered only those of Jenny's.
From Colonel Starbottle's Client by Harte, Bret
The shoes sport chunky soles with rigid, curved carbon plates and lightweight foam, and Nike asserts they improve running economy by as much as 4%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
When super shoes debuted a decade ago, their chunky soles and springy inside plates revolutionized the world of running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
She will re-glue the soles of her shoes so they last a little longer.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
He was last seen wearing a quilted green-brown Barbour jacket over a beige woollen jumper, with navy chinos and brown leather trainers with white soles.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Jam puffed out a hard breath and focused on the soles of her bare feet, pressing them into the wood of the floor, uneven with age and paint and rough varnish.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
During Perseverance's drives on the 1,707 and 1,709 Martian days, known as sols, the mission team shifted that responsibility to generative AI.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
That should happen about 60 Martian days, or sols, after landing.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2021
Before the outbreak, she earned around 45 sols a day — around $13 — collecting fares on a combi, one of the ramshackle minibuses that serve as public transport here.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020
Recently, we reported on the use of tetraethylammonium-hydroxide silica sols to achieve homoepitaxial growth on exfoliated MFI nanosheets33.
From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017
She frowned and added "Note: five sols until dust storm entry."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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