dissoluzione
dissolution, disintegration
noun dee-zoh-loo-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin dissolutio, from dissolvere 'to loosen apart'
Also means
dissolving (of a body or assembly)
Usage Note
Dissoluzione covers physical breakdown (la dissoluzione di un composto chimico), the legal winding-up of a company or parliament (dissoluzione del Parlamento), and moral or social disintegration. Do not confuse with soluzione (solution to a problem).
Examples
"La dissoluzione dell'impero fu lenta ma inevitabile."
Natural Translation
The dissolution of the empire was slow but inevitable.
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