dissolution


Definition: Meaning of, dissolution in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪsəˈluːʃ(ə)n /

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  1. the act of formally ending a parliament, business, or marriage [↪  dissolve]
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  2. the act of breaking up an organization, institution etc so that it no longer exists
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  3. the process by which something gradually becomes weaker and disappears
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dissolution used in phrases

  • Dissolution of the Monasteries, the
    1. the closing of all the MONASTERIES in England in the 1530s, during the Reformation. King Henry VIII ordered the MONASTERIES to be closed, and sold their property in order to increase his own wealth and power.
  • dissolution of marriage (noun)
    1. law an annulment of a marriage
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