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disintegration

[ dis-in-tuh-grey-shuhn ]
/ dÉȘsˌÉȘn təˈgreÉȘ ʃən /
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noun
the act or process of disintegrating.
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Origin of disintegration

First recorded in 1790–1800; disintegrate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM disintegration

non·dis·in·te·gra·tion, noun
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