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dismantlement

dis·mant·le·ment

US/dɪˈsmæntʌlmʌnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

  • “Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons”
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* dismantle + -ment

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