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Definition of dissolution noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dissolution

noun
 
/ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/
 
/ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/
 [uncountable] (formal)
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  1. dissolution (of something) the act of officially ending a marriage, a business agreement or a parliament; the act of breaking up an organization, etc.
    • The company was set up following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Family and relationshipsc2
  2. dissolution (of something) the process in which something gradually disappears
    • the dissolution of barriers of class and gender
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dissolutio(n-), from the verb dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.
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