Meaning solitary
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mid-14c., "alone, living alone," from Old French solitaire, from Latin solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated," from solitas "loneliness, solitude," from solus "alone&q [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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solitary


alone or preferring to be alone.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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solitary


alone; by yourself
Source: eenglish.in

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(n) confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners(n) one who lives in solitude(adj) characterized by or preferring solitude(adj) of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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solitary


lives alone
Source: animaldiversity.org

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Living alone or with only one other animal, usually a mate, not in colonies or groups.
Source: animals.sandiegozoo.org

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Living alone and independently, not in aggregations or communities.
Source: frankstehno.com

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living alone rather than in a group. songbird
Source: audubonadventures.org

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One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse. solitary confinement
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1813
1843 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: Now was Christian much affected with his deliverance from all the dangers of his solitary way; which dangers, though he feared them [..]
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