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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

sol1 / sōl/ (also so) • n. Mus. (in solmization) the fifth note of a major scale. ∎  the note G in the fixed-do system. sol2 / säl; sôl/ • n. Chem. a fluid suspension of a colloidal solid in a liquid. sol3 / sōl; sôl/ (also nue·vo sol / ˈnwāvō/ ) • n. (pl. so·les / ˈsōlāz; ˈsôles/ ) the basic monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centavos. It replaced the inti in 1991.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

sol2 (mus.) fifth note of the scale in solmization. XIV. See UT.
Hence solfa set of syllables (do, re, mi, etc.) sung to the notes of the major scale XVI; as vb., repl. †solf(e) (XIV) — (O)F. solfier. So solfeggio exercise in which the solfa is employed. XVIII. — It. solmization XVIII. — F., f. solmiser, f. sol SOL2 + mi MI. See -IZE, -ATION.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Sol ♀, ♂ (Spanish) From the vocabulary word sol ‘sun’ (Latin sol). This was a common given name in the Middle Ages, being borne, for example, by one of the daughters of El Cid, and it is still in use today; in part it may now be taken as a short form of Soledad.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Sol , in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. His worship remained an important cult of Rome until the rise of Christianity.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

sol. The 5th degree (dominant) of major scale and so used (spelt soh) in Tonic Sol-fa. In many countries, where fixed-doh principles apply, it means the note G in any key, thus sol dièse is G♯ in Fr.
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sol

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

sol A colloidal solution, i.e. a suspension of particles intermediate in size between ordinary molecules (as in a solution) and coarse particles (as in a suspension). A jelly‐like sol is a gel.
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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

sol
1. Colloidal solution (see COLLOID) or dispersion of solid particles in a liquid, as in a completely fluid mud. Compare QUICK CLAY; and GEL.

2. One martian day (=24.7 hours).
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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

sol A substance composed of small solid particles dispersed in a liquid to form a continuous, homogeneous phase (i.e. a type of colloid, e.g. a completely fluid mud).
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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

sol A substance composed of small solid particles dispersed in a liquid to form a continuous, homogeneous phase (i.e. a type of colloid).
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Sol in Roman mythology, the sun, especially when personified as a god; recorded in English from late Middle English.
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

Sol / säl; sōl/ Roman Mythol. the sun, esp. when personified as a god.

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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

sol A colloid in which small solid particles are dispersed in a liquid continuous phase.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

sol1 sun; (alch.) gold XIV; (her.) or XVII. — L. sōl SUN
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

SOL • abbr. vulgar slang shit out of luck.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

sol in chemistry: see colloid .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

sol •boll, Chabrol, Coll, doll, Guignol, haute école, loll, moll, pol, poll, skol, sol, troll, vol •obol • aldol • Panadol • Algol • argol •Gogol • googol • alcohol • glycol •protocol • paracetamol •ethanol, methanol •Sebastopol • Interpol • folderol •cholesterol • Lysol • Limassol •parasol • aerosol • girasol • entresol •atoll •Dettol, metol •sorbitol • capitol • Athol • menthol •benzol

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