dissolution

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis′ə lo̅o̅shən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•so•lu•tion /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the breaking of a bond or partnership:the dissolution of a marriage.
  2. the breaking up of an assembly or organization;
    dismissal:the dissolution of the council.
  3. a bringing or coming to an end;
    termination.
See -solv-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•so•lu•tion  (dis′ə lo̅o̅shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
  2. the resulting state.
  3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
  4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization;
    dismissal;
    dispersal.
  5. Governmentan order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.
  6. death;
    decease.
  7. a bringing or coming to an end;
    disintegration;
    decay;
    termination.
  8. Businesslegal termination, esp. of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.
  9. Chemistrythe process by which a solid, gas, or liquid is dispersed homogeneously in a gas, solid, or, esp., a liquid.
  • Latin dissolūtiōn- (stem of dissolūtiō). See dis-1, solution
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English dissolucioun (1350–1400
disso•lu′tive, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/ n
  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 act or process of dissolving
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