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scioglimento

dissolution

noun shoh-lyee-MEHN-toh Less Common

Also means

melting

Usage Note

Scioglimento comes from sciogliere ('to dissolve, melt') and covers melting ice, dissolving a body or breaking up an organisation. Note scioglimento del parlamento ('dissolution of parliament'); the plural is scioglimenti.

Examples

"Lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai preoccupa."

Natural Translation

The melting of the glaciers is worrying.

Literal Translation

The melting of-the glaciers worries.

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