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Dissolution

see synonyms of dissolution

Noun

1. disintegration, dissolution

separation into component parts

2. dissolution, dissolving

the process of going into solution

Example Sentences:
'the dissolving of salt in water'

3. dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness, profligacy

dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

4. adjournment, dissolution

the termination of a meeting

5. breakup, dissolution

the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dissolution

see synonyms of dissolution
noun
1. 
the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration
2. 
destruction by breaking up and dispersing
3. 
the termination of a meeting or assembly, such as Parliament
4. 
the termination of a formal or legal relationship, such as a business enterprise, marriage, etc
5. 
the state of being dissolute; dissipation
6. 
the act or process of dissolving

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dissolution

see synonyms of dissolution
noun
a dissolving or being dissolved
; specif.,
a. 
a breaking up or into parts; disintegration
b. 
the termination, as of a business, association, or union
c. 
the ending of life; death
d. 
the dismissal of an assembly or adjournment of a meeting

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dissolution

see synonyms of dissolution
n.
1. Decomposition into fragments or parts; disintegration.
2. Indulgence in sensual pleasures; debauchery.
3. Termination or extinction by disintegration or dispersion: The dissolution of the empire was remarkably swift.
4. Extinction of life; death.
5. Annulment or termination of a formal or legal bond or relationship.
6. Formal dismissal of an assembly or legislature.
7. Reduction to a liquid form; liquefaction.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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