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disband
(dis|band)
Pronunciation:
/dɪsˈband/
verb
(with reference to an organized group) break up or cause to break up:
[
no object
]
:
the unit was scheduled to disband
[
with object
]
:
from today the choir shall be disbanded
Derivatives
disbandment
noun
Origin:
late 16th century
: from obsolete French
desbander
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