solo whist

so·lo whist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-loh hwist, wist]
- /ˈsoʊ loʊ ʰwɪst, wɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-loh hwist, wist]
- /ˈsoʊ loʊ ʰwɪst, wɪst/

Definitions of solo whist words

noun solo whist a variety of whist in which each player can offer to play any of seven specified bids. 1
noun solo whist a version of whist for four players acting independently, each of whom may bid to win or lose a fixed number of tricks before play starts, trumps having usually been decided by cutting 0

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Origin of solo whist

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Solo whist

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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solo whist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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