Dissolutions

/ˌdɪsəˈluʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural instances of dissolution; multiple events of breaking down, separating, ending, or the breaking apart of partnerships, marriages, or organizations.

Etymology

Plural of dissolution, from Latin dissolutio (a breaking up). The -tion suffix forms nouns from verbs.

Kelly Says

Historically, 'the Dissolution' refers to Henry VIII's break-up of English monasteries in the 1530s—it wasn't just religious, it was political and financial, redistributing massive wealth and land in one of history's most consequential dissolutions.

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