resolution(reso|lution)
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Pronunciation:/rɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
noun
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1 a firm decision to do or not to do something:she kept her resolution not to see Anne any morea New Year’s resolution
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a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote:the conference passed two resolutions
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2 [mass noun] the quality of being determined or resolute:he handled the last British actions of the war with resolution
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3 [mass noun] the action of solving a problem or contentious matter:the peaceful resolution of all disputes[count noun] :a successful resolution to the problem
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Musicthe passing of a discord into a concord during the course of changing harmony.
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Medicinethe disappearance of a symptom or condition.
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4 [mass noun] chiefly Chemistrythe process of reducing or separating something into constituent parts or components.
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Physicsthe replacing of a single force or other vector quantity by two or more jointly equivalent to it.
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5 the smallest interval measurable by a telescope or other scientific instrument; the resolving power.
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[mass noun] the degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image:a high- resolution monitor
So, what’s your 2011 resolution?