Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.

    Auflösung

    ро́спускróspusk, распа́дraspád

    ро́зпускrózpusk

  2. (countable, uncountable)Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Dissolving, or going into solution.

    Auflösung

    растворе́ниеrastvorénije

    the process of going into solution

  4. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being dissolute.

    He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.

    dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary announced the dissolution of their marriage.

    ruТом и Мария объявили о расторжении своего брака. — al_ex_an_der

    deTom und Maria kündigten die Auflösung ihrer Ehe an. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution.

    ruПравосудие без милосердия есть жестокость, а милосердие без правосудия — мать вседозволенности. — sharptoothed

  3. The predominant belief since the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been that another world is not possible.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
termination of an organized body or legislative assembly:
Русский
By meaning 2
termination of an organized body or legislative assembly:
dissolving, or going into solution:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
termination of an organized body or legislative assembly:

Origin

From Middle English dissolucioun, from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō (“a d

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

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Forms

plural: dissolutions
Singulardissolution
Pluraldissolutions

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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