dissolucioun
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French dissolucion, from Latin dissolūtiō, dissolūtiōnem; equivalent to dis- + solucioun. Compare dissolven.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dissolucioun (uncountable)
- dissoluteness, laxness, leniency
- decomposition, dissolution, dismemberment
- (rare) devastation, ruination
Descendants[edit]
- English: dissolution
References[edit]
- “dissolūciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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