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[sə'lu:ʃən]1) (an answer to a problem, difficulty or puzzle: the solution to a crossword.) úrlausn2) (the act of finding such an answer.) ráðning3) (a liquid with something dissolved in it: a solution of salt and water.) upplausn
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