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

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)

Related terms

• absolucioun
• dissolucioun
• resolucioun

 

Descendants

• English: solution

References

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