01 n. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.
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The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.“Dissolutions of ancient amities.” — Shak.
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Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
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Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution.“The dissolution of the compound.” — South.
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The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership.“Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.” — Blackstone.
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The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death.“We expected Immediate dissolution.” — Milton.
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The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction.“A man of continual dissolution and thaw.” — Shak.
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The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.
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Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin.“To make a present dissolution of the world.” — Hooker.
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Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.[Obs. or R.]