dissolution
English
Etymology
From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
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.
- Synonyms: abolition, disestablishment
- Antonyms: establishment, foundation
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
- 1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2:
- The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution.
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
- The quality of being dissolute.
- Synonym: dissipation
- He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.
Derived terms
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₃- (0 c, 29 e)
Translations
termination of an organized body or legislative assembly
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dissolving, or going into solution
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Further reading
- “dissolution”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
dissolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Latin dissolūtiōnem (accusative of dissolūtiō).
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “dissolution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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