solution
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- Rhymes: -uːʃən
[edit] Etymology
From Old French solucion (French: solution).
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solution (plural solutions)
- A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- (mathematics) The answer to a problem.
- (business) The act or process of explaining or proposing an approach to solving a problem.
- (law) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
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liquid mixture
answer to a problem
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satisfaction of a claim or debt
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- Audio (US)help, file
- IPA: /sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /sO.ly.sjO~/
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From Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō (“‘loosening, unfastening; solution, explanation’”).
[edit] Noun
solution f. (plural solutions)
- solution
- liquid mix