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dissolution definition

dis·so·lu·tion (dis′ə lo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

a dissolving or being dissolved; specif.,
  1. a breaking up or into parts; disintegration
  2. the termination, as of a business, association, or union
  3. the ending of life; death
  4. the dismissal of an assembly or adjournment of a meeting

Etymology: ME dissolucioun < L dissolutio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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