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dissolution

UK/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/US/ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,890 of 15,258mostly written

A dissolution is the formal ending of a body or a marriage. The dissolution of parliament, dissolution of the partnership, seek a dissolution.

The dissolution of parliament is the formal step that starts a British general election. The Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII is the largest transfer of property in English history.

Definitions of dissolution

  1. 1noundissolutionThe formal ending of a body or a marriage.C1

    “The dissolution of their marriage was finalised last month.”

dissolution is an ending.

Where it comes from

Latin dissolutio comes from dissolvere, to loosen or break up, from dis plus solvere.

  1. Proto-Indo-European

    *lewh₃-

  2. Latin

    dissolūtiō — a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution

  3. Old French

    dissolucion

  4. Middle English

    dissolucioun

  5. English, today

    dissolution

From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

dissolution in the wild

  • Bernard argues that: The dissolution of the monasteries in the late 1530s was one of the most revolutionary events in English history.

    Dissolution of the monasteries

  • When a company has been liquidated, it is sometimes said to be wound-up or dissolved, although dissolution technically refers only to the final stage of liquidation.

    Liquidation

  • In those systems, ordinarily scheduled elections are held before the assembly reaches the end of a fixed or maximum term, and do not require a dissolution.

    Dissolution of parliament

  • A double dissolution is the only circumstance in which the entire Senate can be dissolved.

    Double dissolution

  • There are also similar double dissolution provisions in the South Australian state constitution.

    Double dissolution

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.