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sole
adjective [before noun] /səʊl/
/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
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Synonyms and related words:
- bilateral adjective
- deca- prefix
- double (up) as sth phrasal verb
- double adverb
- double noun, predeterminer
- double verb
- dual adjective
- dualism noun
- himself pronoun (MALE)
- none but idiom
- plural adjective (DIFFERENT)
- purely adverb
- single adjective (ONE)
- singly adverb
- solitary adjective
- thrice adverb
- tri- prefix
- tripartite adjective
- triple adjective
- twice predeterminer, adverb
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