solucioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

solucion, solutyon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

solucioun

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: solution

References

“solūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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