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Definition of Solitaire

1. Noun. A gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself.

2. Noun. Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo.

3. Noun. A dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song.

4. Noun. A card game played by one person.

Definition of Solitaire

1. n. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.

Definition of Solitaire

1. Noun. A person who lives alone. ¹

2. Noun. A game, usually a card game, that can be played by one person. ¹

3. Noun. An extinct bird related to dodo, ''Pezophaps solitaria'', a.k.a. Rodrigues solitaire that lived on the island of Rodrigues. ¹

4. Noun. An extinct bird formerly believed to be related to dodo, more precisely Réunion solitaire, ''Raphus solitarius'', now preferably Réunion ibis, ''Threskiornis solitarius''. ¹

5. Noun. One of several American species of bird in the genus ''Myadestes'' in the thrush family. ¹

6. Noun. A gem set on its own ¹

7. Adjective. living or being alone; solitary ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Solitaire

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Medical Definition of Solitaire

1. 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. "Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists." (Mrs. R. H. Davis) 3. A game which one person can play alone; applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts. 4. A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary. 5. Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird. Origin: F. See Solitary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solitaire

soling solion solions soliped solipedous solipeds solipsism solipsisms solipsist solipsistic

solipsistically solipsists soliquid soliquids solisequious solitaire (current term) solitaires solitarian solitarians solitaries

solitariety solitarily solitariness solitarinesses solitarious solitariously solitary solitary(a) solitary bone cyst solitary bundle

Literary usage of Solitaire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1916)
"A male Townsend's solitaire was taken at Collegeville. Minnesota, Dec. 20. 1909. Although far from its normal haunts, the bird was very active and its ..."

2. The Science Record edited by Alfred Ely Beach (1875)
"THE solitaire. IN the years 1708 and 1720 Frances ... Among these birds was the solitaire, a mem- THE solitaire. Some fragments, however, exhumed during ..."

3. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"solitaire 1 When night drifts along the streets of the city, And sifts down between the uneven roofs, My mind begins to peek and peer. ..."

4. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"solitaire When night drifts along the streets of the city, And sifts down between the uneven roofs, My mind begins to peek and peer. ..."

5. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"A dried leaf crumbles at a touch, But I have seen many Autumns With herons blowing like smoke Across the sky. solitaire When night drifts along the streets ..."

6. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"solitaire. Hour after hour I measure these lean ribs of weary land, And count the wind-cut ruffles in the sand. With sparkling strips of sun and strips of ..."

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