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/dɪsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən/
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NOUN
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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 - breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
How To Use dissimilation In A Sentence
- In some of these languages the rule is still productive, while others show only historical dissimilation.
- In aquatic systems these processes are two orders of magnitude slower than assimilation and dissimilation.
- It may be called dissimilation of a sort but this hardly explains it in itself. Japanese dialect mirrors suspected PIE development of sibilantization between two dental stops
- It's not enough just to use 'dissimilation' without a clear description of the process firmly grounded in phonetics and acoustics. Japanese dialect mirrors suspected PIE development of sibilantization between two dental stops
- the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation
- As a mechanism it isn't without problems, I admit: typically (in the examples I've seen, anyway) dissimilation leads to the substitution of another phoneme, not to the insertion of one (or the introduction of a new allophone). Japanese dialect mirrors suspected PIE development of sibilantization between two dental stops
- Abnormal administrative ethics is a dissimilation phenomenon of administrative power.
- This is a great find and dissimilation on the Plein air to refined technique. Plein Air and Poetry
- However, PEPCK was also present in the flesh of blueberries, raspberries, and redcurrants when there was no dissimilation of malate or citrate, and this raises the possibility that PEPCK might have additional functions.
- The initial *g was then lost due to dissimilation. Indo-European (*)*ǵalak- 'milk'
