solitaire

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Synonyms: solitare, solitary, voltaire, solitaires, solidare, militaire, saltaire, solaire

Antonyms: solitare, solitary, voltaire, solitaires, solidare, militaire, saltaire, solaire

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Noun

1. A person who lives alone; a [[recluse]] or [[hermit]].
2. {{senseid|en|board game}} {{lb|en|board games}} A game for one person, played on a [[board]] with [[peg]]s or [[ball]]s, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "[[jump]]ing", as in [[draughts]].
3. {{lb|en|card games|chiefly|<<US>> and <<Canada>>}} Any of various [[card game]]s that can be played by one person.
4. {{ellipsis of|en|Rodrigues solitaire|addl=_({{taxlink|Pezophaps solitaria|species}}), an [[extinct]] [[bird]] related to the [[dodo]]}}.
5. {{ellipsis of|en|{{vern|Réunion solitaire}}}} ({{taxlink|Raphus solitarius|species}}, now {{taxlink|Threskiornis solitarius|species}}), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the [[dodo]].
6. One of several American [[species]] of bird in the genus {{taxfmt|Myadestes|genus}} in the [[thrush]] [[family]].
7. {{lb|en|jewellery}} A single [[gem]], usually a [[diamond]], mounted in a piece of [[jewellery]] by itself.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A black neck ribbon worn with a [[bag wig]] in the 18th century.

Adjective

1. Living or being alone; [[solitary]].

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