"solus" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sōlus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:sōlus|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sōlus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "solus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="solus"> Borrowed from Latin sōlus. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} solus (not comparable)
  1. alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-solus-en-adj-gFQaJCyC Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 61 24 4 0 0 0 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 15 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 68 32
  2. (advertising, dated) Appearing on its own page. Tags: dated, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-solus-en-adj-COdUsogn Categories (other): Advertising Topics: advertising, business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semi-solus
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