resolucioun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === resolucion, resolucyoun, resolution === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman resolucion or its etymon Latin resolūtiō, resolūtiōnem; equivalent to re- +‎ solucioun. Compare resolven. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌrɛsɔˌliu̯siˈuːn/, /ˌrɛsɔˈliu̯sjun/ === Noun === resolucioun (plural resoluciouns) Decomposition, dissolution, splitting: (figuratively) Death (as the parting of body and soul) (medicine) The decomposition of humours or the ability to cause it. (rare) The dispersal of doubt. ==== Descendants ==== English: resolution ==== References ==== “resolūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.