dissolution

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun separation into component parts
  2. noun the process of going into solution
  3. noun dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

disintegration

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