disbandment

[dis-band]

dis·band

[dis-band]
verb (used with object)
1.
to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to disperse.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French desbander, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -bander, derivative of bande troop, band1

dis·band·ment, noun
un·dis·band·ed, adjective
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disband (dɪsˈbænd)
 
vb
to cease to function or cause to stop functioning, as a unit, group, etc
 
dis'bandment
 
n

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