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A fluid colloidal solution; Also: Ancient Roman God personifying the sun.

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A fluid colloidal solution; Also: Ancient Roman God personifying the sun. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: The fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization; Also: the basic monetary unit of Peru.

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  • I have enough sol in my wallet for my vacation trip to Peru.
  • A sol is a Martian day, which lasts 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.
  • What would be better is to let the "sol" appreciate.
  • It's Spanish, of course, and comes frommar y sol, meaning sea and sun.
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