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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  G \G\ (j[=e])
     1. G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a
        vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in
        gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in
        gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]
        231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.


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     Note: The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which
           it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is
           also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through
           the French. Etymologically it is most closely related
           to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin
           L. genus, Gr. ?; E. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to
           ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army);
           gall, choler; gust, choose. See {C}.
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     2. (Mus.) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or
        model scale; -- called also {sol} by the Italians and
        French. It was also originally used as the treble clef,
        and has gradually changed into the character represented
        in the margin. See {Clef}. G[sharp] (G sharp) is a tone
        intermediate between G and A.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sol \Sol\, n. [L.]
     1. The sun.
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     2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color,
        and value. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sol \Sol\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
        (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to
            the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.
        (b) The tone itself.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sol \Sol\, n. [See {Sou}.]
     1. A sou.
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     2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit
        of value, and is worth about 68 cents.
        [1913 Webster] Sol

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sol \Sol\ Sole \Sole\, n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal
     solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which
     salt is obtained.] (Chem.)
     A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal
     solution or suspension.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sol
       n 1: a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a
            solid is suspended in a liquid [syn: {colloidal solution},
             {colloidal suspension}]
       2: (Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the
          sun; counterpart of Greek Helios
       3: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical
          scale in solmization [syn: {soh}, {so}]
       [also: {soles} (pl)]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  SOL
       Simulation-Oriented Language
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  SOL
       
          1.  {Simulation Oriented Language}.
       
          2. {Second-Order lambda-calculus}.
       
          3. Semantic Operating Language.  Language for manipulating
          semantic networks for building cognitive models, particularly
          for natural language understanding.  "Explorations in
          Cognition", D.A. Norman et al, W.H.  Freeman 1974.
       
          4. Shit Outta Luck.
       
       

















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