stand-alone en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstænd əˌloʊn/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈstænd‿əˌləʊn] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstænd əˌləʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈstɛənd‿əˌloʊn] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising
Etymology
From stand + alone.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.
They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.
Make sure your music software is stand-alone, too (ie, it doesn’t have to be loaded into a utility—we don’t want to have to mess around with bits of wire or umpteen different programs just to hear your maestropiece).
1986 July, “Become a famous composer and appear in ZZAP!”, in Roger Kean, editor, ZZAP! 64, number 15, Ludlow, Shropshire: Newsfield, →OCLC, page 89, column 4:
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(not-comparable) Not part of a series, or not requiring familiarity with that series.
a stand-alone sequel
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| standalone | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (26)
es autónomo (operating without additions or assistance) · pl samodzielny (operating without additions or assistance) · hu önálló (operating without additions or assistance) · fr autonome (operating without additions or assistance) · cs samostatný (operating without additions or assistance) · gl autónomo (operating without additions or assistance) · sv fristående (operating without additions or assistance) · bg отделен (operating without additions or assistance) · ru самостоя́тельный (operating without additions or assistance) · es separado (operating without additions or assistance) · de autark (operating without additions or assistance) · de eigenständig (operating without additions or assistance) · fa مستقل (operating without additions or assistance) · cs soběstačný (operating without additions or assistance) · pl niezależny (operating without additions or assistance) · de selbstständig (operating without additions or assistance) · pl autonomiczny (operating without additions or assistance) · fa قائم به خود (operating without additions or assistance) · es independiente (operating without additions or assistance) · bg самостоятелен (operating without additions or assistance) · uk самості́йний (operating without additions or assistance) · ru самодоста́точный (operating without additions or assistance) · hu komplett (operating without additions or assistance) · ru автоно́мный (operating without additions or assistance) · be самасто́йны (operating without additions or assistance) · ro de sine stătător (operating without additions or assistance)