n. 1 disintegration; decomposition. 2 (usu. foll. by of) the undoing or relaxing of a bond, esp.: a a marriage. b a partnership. c an alliance. 3 the dismissal or dispersal of an assembly, esp. of a parliament at the end of its term. 4 death. 5 bringing or coming to an end; fading away; disappearance. 6 dissipation; debauchery.
[ ME f. OF dissolution or L dissolutio (as DISSOLVE) ]