resolucioun

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Middle English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman resolucion or its etymon Latin resolūtiō, resolūtiōnem; equivalent to re- +‎ solucioun. Compare resolven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌrɛsɔliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌrɛsɔˈliu̯sjun/

Noun

resolucioun (plural resoluciouns)

  1. Decomposition, dissolution, splitting:
    1. (figuratively) Death (as the parting of body and soul)
    2. (medicine) The decomposition of humours or the ability to cause it.
  2. (rare) The dispersal of doubt.

Descendants

  • English: resolution

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