- the resolution or separation into component parts; disintegration
- destruction by breaking up and dispersing
- the termination of a meeting or assembly, such as Parliament
- the termination of a formal or legal relationship, such as a business enterprise, marriage, etc
- the act or process of dissolving
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•so•lu•tion /ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the breaking of a bond or partnership:the dissolution of a marriage.
- the breaking up of an assembly or organization;
dismissal:the dissolution of the council. - a bringing or coming to an end;
termination.
dis•so•lu•tion
(dis′ə lo̅o̅′shən),USA pronunciation n.
dis′so•lu′tive, adv.
- the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- the resulting state.
- the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
- the breaking up of an assembly or organization;
dismissal;
dispersal. - Governmentan order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election.
- death;
decease. - a bringing or coming to an end;
disintegration;
decay;
termination. - Businesslegal termination, esp. of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.
- 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
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dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/ n
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