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   dissolution

   /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body: "the dissolution of their marriage" Similar cessationconclusionendendingfinishterminationbreak-upsplit-upwinding up/downdiscontinuationsuspensiondisbandmentdisbandingdisestablishmentdisunionseparationdispersalscatteringprorogationrecess
   • ▪ the action or process of dissolving or being dissolved: technical "minerals susceptible to dissolution" Similar dissolvingliquefactionmeltingdeliquescencebreaking upseparationresolutiondecompositiondisintegration
   • ▪ disintegration; decomposition: "the dissolution of the flesh" Similar disintegrationbreaking upfragmentingdecaycollapsedeathdemiseextinctiondestructionruinoverthrow
   • ▪ death. archaic
   • 2. debauched living; dissipation: "an advanced state of dissolution" Similar debaucherydissipationdecadencedissolutenessintemperanceimmoderationexcessprofligacyabandonmentself-indulgencewildnessdepravitydegeneracycorruptionsinfulnessimmoralityviceimpurityrakishnesslicentiousnesspromiscuitylecherousnesslecherylibertinismlibertinagewantonnesslustfulnesslibidinousnesslewdnessdrunkennessOpposite asceticismrestraint

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dissolutio(n-), from the verb dissolvere (see dissolve).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSOLUTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DISSOLUTION definition: 1. the act or process of ending an official organization or legal agreement: 2. the act or process…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissolutionDissolution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISSOLUTION is the act or process of dissolving. How to use dissolution in a sentence. Did you know?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISSOLUTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DISSOLUTION meaning: 1. the act or process of ending an official organization or legal agreement: 2. the act or process…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSOLUTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Dissolution is the act of breaking up officially an organization or institution, or of formally ending a parliament.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › dissolutionDissolution - definition of dissolution by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration. 2. destruction by breaking up and dispersing. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the termination of a meeting or assembly, such as Parliament. 4. (Law) the termination of a formal or legal relationship, such as a business enterprise, marriage, etc.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissolutionDissolution - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Dissolution comes from the Latin word dissolutio, meaning "a dissolving of something." Dissolution looks very similar to "dissolve," so to help you remember the meaning, think about what happens if you put paper in water — it breaks apart. A dissolution of a marriage is the same thing as divorce.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › dissolutionDISSOLUTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DISSOLUTION definition: the ending of an organization or an official arrangement. Learn more.