solution

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English

Etymology

From Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō. Compare solve, -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈl(j)uːʃən/
• Rhymes: -uːʃən

Noun

solution (countable and uncountable, plural solutions)

1. (physical chemistry) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

   Meronyms: solvent, solute

2. An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.

   Synonym: resolution
3. An answer to a problem.

   Synonym: resolution

   Antonyms: problem, challenge, issue
4. (marketing) A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.

   Hypernyms: aid, help, resolution, problemsolver

5. (law, UK, archaic, rare) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
6. The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.

   Synonym: dissolution

   Antonym: precipitation
7. (medicine, archaic) The crisis of a disease.

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Verb

solution (third-person singular simple present solutions, present participle solutioning, simple past and past participle solutioned)

1. To treat with a solution.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French solucion, from Latin solūtiōnem, from the verb solvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃/
• Homophone: solutions

Noun

solution f (plural solutions)

1. solution

   ne pas trouver de solutions à ses problèmes ― not to be able to solve one's problems

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Descendants

• → Romanian: soluție
• → Turkish: solüsyon

Further reading

• “solution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.