dissolution
English
Etymology
From Old French dissolution, from Latin dissolutio (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːʃən
Noun
dissolution (countable and uncountable, plural dissolutions)
- The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
Synonyms
- (termination of an organized body or legislative assembly): abolition
Antonyms
- (termination of an organized body or legislative assembly): foundation, establishment
Translations
termination of an organized body or legislative assembly
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dissolving, or going into solution
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French
Etymology
From Latin dissolutionem (accusative of dissolutio).
Noun
dissolution f (plural dissolutions)
Further reading
- “dissolution” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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