Definition of dissimilation
English to English noun - 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.
source: WordNet 3.0 - breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
source: WordNet 3.0 - The act of making dissimilar.
source: Webster 1913
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