dissolution

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/
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/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/ · /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/

Definition of dissolution

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
    “The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution.”
    “On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Dissolving, or going into solution.
  4. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being dissolute.
    “He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.”

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Etymology

From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).

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