dissolution

noun
/ˌdɪsəˈl(j)uːʃən/UK/ˌdɪsəˈluʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from dissolūtiō — “a dissolving, destroying, breaking up, dissolution
  2. derived from dissolucion
  3. inherited from dissolucioun

Definitions

  1. The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal…

    The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal.

  2. Disintegration, or decomposition into fragments.

    • 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.
  3. Dissolving, or going into solution.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The quality of being dissolute.

      • He led a life of dissolution, drinking and gambling almost daily.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at dissolution. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at dissolution. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at dissolution

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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