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• plural of solum.

sola

¹ American  

[soh-lah] / ˈsoʊ lɑ /

noun

1. an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.

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sola ² American  

[saw-lah, soh-luh] / ˈsɔ lɑ, ˈsoʊ lə /

adjective

Latin.

1. (referring to a woman) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).

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sola British  

/ ˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. the feminine form of solus

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Etymology

Origin of sola

First recorded in 1835–45, sola is from the Hindi word solā

Example Sentences

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sola

It appears as though Kendall Jenner will be perreando sola for now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Take her recipe for a console table arrangement: Start with a trough from Restoration Hardware, add moss and top with sola wood succulents from Etsy.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

The company now has sola in a study to see if it can prevent the disease in at-risk patients.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2018

Protestants generally abide by the sola fide principle, which proclaims that God-dispensed faith alone will get you into heaven.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2016

From my seat on the sola, I can feel Anna flinch.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins