Kilo Lingo

/səˈluːʃn/

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Translation

A way to fix a problem, or the answer to it.

Word origin

From Latin solutio, from solvere, meaning to loosen or set free.

Origin
Latin
Root
solvere
English cognates
solve, dissolve

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsolutions

Examples

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A "solution" is a way to make a problem go away.

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Say "a solution to" a problem, not "of".

puzzle.

Here it means the answer.

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This word is part of lesson 39.