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sole

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/səʊl/ US  /soʊl/

Definition

C1 being one only; single: My sole objective is to make the information more widely available. The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.Single, double and multipleAloneSeparateness and isolation in space C1 not shared with anyone else: She has sole responsibility for the project. I have sole charge of both children all day.AloneSeparateness and isolation in space
(Definition of sole adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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