dissolution
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- (countable, uncountable) Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
- (countable, uncountable) Dissolving, or going into solution.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being dissolute.
Opposite of
establishment, foundation
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).
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