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dissipation

Today it means: The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. Full definition →

Middle English dissipacion ← Late Latin dissipātiō

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Late Latin · derived fromdissipātiō
Middle English · inherited fromdissipacion
English todaydissipation

From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.

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