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
- absolucioun
- dissolucioun
- resolucioun
Descendants
- English: solution
References
- “solūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.