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Word entry · 8 letters

solution

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"Problem's answer"

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8 lettersPronunciation /səˈl(j)uːʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ilnoostuStarts with SEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
1S2O3L4U5T6I7O8N

Definitions

  1. the successful action of solving a problem

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Meronyms: solvent, solute
  • How many beautiful creations, how many glorious dreams went with him to the tomb! but the unfulfilled destiny of genius is a mystery whose solution is not of earth.
  • Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.

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01Problem's answer8 letters
02Answer to a problem8 letters

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