solution
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French solucion (French: solution).
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia 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.
- The answer to a problem.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 5, The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
- Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 5, The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
- (marketing buzzword) A product, service or suite thereof.
- (law) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
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liquid mixture
An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
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answer to a problem (mathematics)
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satisfaction of a claim or debt
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō (“loosening, unfastening; solution, explanation”).
Noun [edit]
solution f (plural solutions)
- solution
- liquid mix