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.
Etymology: ME f. OF dissolution or L dissolutio (as DISSOLVE)