solucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiō, solūtiōnem; compare solven.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /sɔˈliu̯sjun/

    Noun

    solucioun

    1. The answer to or explanation for a problem.
    2. (surgery) A rupture in flesh.
    3. (medicine) The resolution of a disease.
    4. (alchemy, rare) A solution (mixture formed by dissolution)

    Descendants

    • English: solution

    References

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