About The Word Dissimilation
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Dissimilation
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What's The Definition Of Dissimilation?
[n] breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
[n] a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dissimilation: catabolism | destructive metabolism | katabolism Related Terms | Find terms related to Dissimilation: See Also | biological process | linguistic process | metabolic process | metabolism | metastasis | organic process Dissimilation In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n.
The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.
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