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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
     F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
     1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
        present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
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              Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
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              Hie home unto my chamber,
              Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.
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     2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
        journey; a solitary life.
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              Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
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     3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;
        retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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     4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
        occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
        gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
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              How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
              people.                               --Lam. i. 1.
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              Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
              therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
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     5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
        vengeance; a solitary example.
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     6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
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     Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
        of the family Mutillid[ae]. The female of these insects
        is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
        is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
        
  
     Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
        form communities.
  
     Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
        ({Totanus solitarius).
  
     Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
     F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
     1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
        present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
  
              Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
  
              Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me,
              sad and solitary.                     --Shak.
  
     2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
        journey; a solitary life.
  
              Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
  
     3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
        retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
  
     4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
        occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
        gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
  
              How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
              people.                               --Lam. i. 1.
  
              Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
              therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
  
     5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
        vengeance; a solitary example.
  
     6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
  
     Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
        of the family Mutillid[ae]. The female of these insects
        is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
        is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
        
  
     Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
        form communities.
  
     Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
        ({Totanus solitarius).
  
     Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary sandpiper
     n.
     ''(l mul Tringa solitaria)'', a small wading bird.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary sandpiper
     n.
     ''(l mul Tringa solitaria)'', a small wading bird.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary sandpiper
     n.
     ''(l mul Tringa solitaria)'', a small wading bird.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary sandpiper
     n.
     ''(l mul Tringa solitaria)'', a small wading bird.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Solitary Sandpiper
     Englanti n.
     amerikanmetsäviklo

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary sandpiper
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=fågelarter kat2=fåglar språk=en) amerikansk skogssnäppa

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  solitary sandpiper /sˈɒlɪtəɹi sˈandpɪpə/
  Einsamer Wasserläufer  [ornith.]

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  solitary sandpiper /sˈɒlɪtəɹi sˈandpɪpə/ 
  amerikanmetsäviklo
  Tringa solitaria

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  solitary sandpiper /sˈɒlɪtəɹi sˈandpɪpə/ 
  コシグロクサシギ
  Tringa solitaria

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  solitary sandpiper /sˈɒlɪtəɹi sˈandpɪpə/ 
  eremittsnipe
  Tringa solitaria

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  solitary sandpiper /sˈɒlɪtəɹi sˈandpɪpə/ 
  amerikansk skogssnäppa
  Tringa solitaria

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