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noun

dissolution

dih-suh-LOO-shuhn
noun
1
The formal ending of an organization, agreement, or assembly.
"The dissolution of the marriage was finalized in court."
"Parliament faced dissolution ahead of the general election."

How to Use Dissolution

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe formal act of ending or breaking up something, like a marriage, partnership, or government body.

Common pairings
dissolution of parliament dissolution of marriage lead to dissolution

Word Forms

dissolutions plural

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Etymology

From Latin dissolutio, "a loosening, breaking up," from dissolvere.

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