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noun
1.
the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
2.
the resulting state.
3.
the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
4.
the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal.
5.
EXPANDGovernment. an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.
6.
death; decease.
7.
a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination.
8.
legal termination, especially of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.
9.
COLLAPSEChemistry. the process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, especially, a liquid.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dissolucioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dissolūtiōn- (stem of dissolūtiō). See dis-1, solution
1350–1400; Middle English dissolucioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dissolūtiōn- (stem of dissolūtiō). See dis-1, solution
Related forms
dis·so·lu·tive, adverb
non·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
pre·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
pro·dis·so·lu·tion, adjective
re·dis·so·lu·tion, noun
EXPANDself-dis·so·lu·tion, noun
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
dissolution
c.1400, "separation into parts," also "dissolute living," from L. dissolutionem, noun of action from dissolvere (see dissolve).
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dissolution  (dĭs'ə-l 'shən) Pronunciation Key
The dissolving of a material in a liquid. |
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