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1. (n.) dissimilation
the act of making or becoming unlike.
Etymology: (1820–30)
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1. (noun) dissimilation
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"
2. (noun) catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
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1. (noun) dissimilation
the act of making dissimilar
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