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DISMANTLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dismantling mean?
• DISMANTLING (noun)
The noun DISMANTLING has 1 sense:
1. the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
Familiarity information: DISMANTLING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disassembly; dismantlement; dismantling
Context example:
Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons
Hypernyms ("dismantling" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Derivation:
dismantle (take apart into its constituent pieces)
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