sol

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  sol    -sol    soh  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sol1 /sɒl/
noun variant of soh.



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sol2 /sɒl/
noun Chemistry a fluid suspension of a colloidal solid in a liquid.
– origin C19: abbrev. of solution.



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sol3 /sɒl/ (also nuevo sol)
noun (pl. soles /ˈsɒlɛz, ˈsəʊlɛz/) the basic monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 cents.
– origin Sp., lit. ‘sun’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-sol/sɒl/
combining form in nouns denoting different kinds and states of soil.
– origin from L. solum ‘soil’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
soh /səʊ/ (also so or sol)
noun Music (in tonic sol-fa) the fifth note of a major scale.

■ the note G in the fixed-doh system.

– origin ME sol: representing (as an arbitrary name for the note) the first syllable of solve, taken from a Latin hymn.
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