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Word entry · 11 letters

dissolution

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"Breakup"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/Part of speech nounSorted diilnoosstuStarts with DEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2I3S4S5O6L7U8T9I10O11N

Definitions

  1. the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The whole fabric dries up, or becomes putrid; and, in both cases, sooner or later, tends to a dissolution.
  • On August 16, 2014, a 24-year-old male programmer posted a more than 9,000-word tirade about the dissolution of his relationship with video game developer Zoë Quinn.
  • He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.

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