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dissolution
/ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/
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What does dissolution mean?
noun
- The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.
- Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.
- Dissolving, or going into solution.
More meanings (1)
noun
- The quality of being dissolute.
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Rich men are, frequently, in these days, saved from this dissolution of their fortune by their ability to hire younger brains.
The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the Union.
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A weak constitution must necessarily terminate in dissolution, for want of proper powers, or the usurpation of powers requisite for the public safety.
With pain that was like the bitterness of dissolution she murmured the words of her indispensable and sworn answer as an honourable woman.
If your friend is near dissolution and you are warned in a vision, he will appear suddenly before you, usually in white garments.