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How to spell solution

Solution is spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. From solve you get SOL; then a U, then -TION: so-lu-tion.

hear itso·lu·tion/sə'luʃən/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: An answer or explanation to a problem or question.

In a sentence: The solution to the puzzle made everyone smile.

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Same family: solved, solving, resolution, answer. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Solution” comes from Latin *solutio*, meaning “a loosening” or “untying.” The idea is that when you find a solution, you ‘untie’ or ‘loosen’ a problem so it is no longer stuck.

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