Dissolution and Scission

Dissolution

Dissolution noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Usage example: the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms

Scission and dissolution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scission" instead a noun "Dissolution".

Scission

Scission noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Usage example: fears that the scission of the labor union will compromise the workers' bargaining power

Dissolution and scission are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissolution" instead a noun "Scission".
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