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Noun: solitaire  'só-li,tehr
  1. A gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
     
  2. Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
    - Pezophaps solitaria
     
  3. A dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
     
  4. A card game played by one person
    - patience [Brit]

Derived forms: solitaires

Type of: card game, cards, columbiform bird, gem, jewel, precious stone, thrush

Part of: genus Myadestes, genus Pezophaps, Myadestes, Pezophaps

Encyclopedia: Solitaire, Namibia