resolution
/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
UK: /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
resolution
English
Noun Top 9,541
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Definition
A firm decision or an official decision.
Etymology
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”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”).
Example Sentences
- "His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish."
- "By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten."
- "My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year."
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