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dissolution

n. C / U
C1 Advanced US //ˌdɪsəˈɫuʃən// UK //dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən// dis·so·lu·tion

n. the official end of a group, a marriage, or a business. It can also mean the process of a solid substance melting into a liquid.

n. the formal act of terminating or ending an official body, legal agreement, or partnership. Also refers to the process of a solute being incorporated into a solvent to form a solution.


SIMPLE

The dissolution of their marriage was finalized last month.

CONTEXTUAL

The sudden dissolution of the parliament led to an immediate call for new national elections.

COMPLEX

Historians often debate whether the dissolution of the empire was an inevitable result of internal decay or a consequence of external pressures.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the chemical process; typically countable when referring to legal or political events.

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