About The Word Dissimilation

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Dissimilation

Dissimilation Meaning & Definition
Dissimilation Definition And Meaning

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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