Etymology

dissolution

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Today it means: The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. Full definition →

Middle English dissolucioun ← Old French dissolucion ← Latin dissolūtiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdissolūtiō“a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution”
  2. Old French · derived fromdissolucion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdissolucioun
  4. English todaydissolution

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

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