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solution

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1. solution - Noun

2. solution - Verb

Meaning

The act of separating the parts of any body, or the condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.

The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the process.

The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution; disintegration.

The act or process by which a body (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product reulting from such absorption.

release; deliverance; discharge.

The termination of a disease; resolution.

A crisis.

A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known. George C. Marshall

For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. H. L. Mencken

The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations. David Friedman

A riddle made by God has no solution. Zambian Proverb

The leopard that covers its black spots with hamaton dust solution will truly be exposed when the rain season comes. African Proverb

The solution is under our nose, yet we're searching far and wide for it. Persian Proverb

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