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dissimilation
has definitions from the fields of biology,linguistics
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[ noun ] (linguistics) a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
Examples "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (biology) breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
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