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# dissolution

«dissolution» in Mova's school dictionary: **The official ending of a group, organisation, parliament…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (dissolution; a dissolution)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The official ending of a group, organisation, parliament, marriage or agreement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#m1)

2) (science, rare) Dissolving: a solid mixing into a liquid until you can no longer see it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#m2)

3) Breaking up or falling apart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#m3)

4) Dissolution can also mean death, the ending of a person's life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons: «the dissolution of Parliament» before an election, «the Dissolution of the Monasteries» in English history (when the king closed them). In science, the everyday school word is «dissolving»; «dissolution» is more formal. Phrases: «the dissolution of», «dissolution of a partnership».

### examples

- (formal) The dissolution of Parliament means an election is coming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x1)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries closed many abbeys in England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x2)
- The club voted for its dissolution after losing its members. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x3)
- (science) The dissolution of sugar is faster in hot water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x4)
- The band's dissolution upset its fans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x5)
- There came to him a presentiment of his early dissolution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/#x6)

### note

Formal. Verb: «dissolve». Pronounced «dis-uh-LOO-shun». Do not confuse with «disillusion» (losing your hopes about something). In science, dissolving does not make the substance disappear: its mass is still in the solution.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dissolution» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissolution/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.