Auflösung

German

Etymology

auflösen +‎ -ung. Compare Dutch oplossing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯f.løː.zʊŋ/
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Noun

Auflösung f (genitive Auflösung, plural Auflösungen)

  1. (of an image or device) resolution
  2. (of a marriage) dissolution
  3. (of a group) disbandment
  4. (of a state or system) abolishment
  5. (of goods) liquidation, clearance
    Synonym: Liquidation
  6. (music) resolution (progression from dissonance to consonance)
    die Auflösung der Dominante in die Tonikathe resolution of the dominant to the tonic
  7. (music) marking as natural (♮)
    Auflösungszeichennatural sign (the symbol ♮)

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