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dissolution

/ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/ noun C2
  1. The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Dissolving, or going into solution. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The quality of being dissolute. (countable, uncountable) · He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.

Plural dissolutions

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While all the proceedings relative to the dissolution of the marriage-contract were being carried on at the house of M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 795 · C1

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