Word a Day
resolution
What does resolution mean?
resolution (noun): a firm decision or an official decision.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce resolution?
/ˌɹɛzəˈluʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does resolution come from?
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a firm decision or an official decision
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