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The Meaning of resolution
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(n.) The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem.
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(n.) The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
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(n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
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(n.) That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting.
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(n.) The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
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(n.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
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(n.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
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(n.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Rhymes
absolution
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aleutian
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andalusian
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attribution
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confucian
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constitution
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contribution
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convolution
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counterrevolution
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crucian
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destitution
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devolution
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dilution
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diminution
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dissolution
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distribution
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electrocution
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elocution
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evolution
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execution
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institution
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lilliputian
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lucian
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persecution
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pollution
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prosecution
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prostitution
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redistribution
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restitution
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retribution
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revolution
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shooshan
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solution
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substitution