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dissimilation

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dis⋅sim⋅i⋅la⋅tion

  [di-sim-uh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of making or becoming unlike.
2. Phonetics. the process by which a speech sound becomes different from or less like a neighboring sound, as pilgrim [pil-grim] from Latin peregrīnus [per-e-gree-noos] , and purple [pur-puhl] from Old English purpure [poor-poo-re] , or disappears entirely because of a like sound in another syllable, as in the pronunciation [guhv-uh-ner] for governor. Compare assimilation (def. 5).
3. Biology. catabolism.
Origin:
1820–30; dis- 1 + (as)similation
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dis·sim·i·la·tion   (dĭ-sĭm'ə-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of making or becoming dissimilar.

  2. Linguistics The process by which one of two similar or identical sounds in a word becomes less like the other, such as the l in English marble (from French marbre).

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·sim·i·la·tion
Pronunciation: (")dis-"im-&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: CATABOLISM —dis·sim·i·late /(')dis-'im-&-"lAt/ transitive verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing
—dis·sim·i·la·tive /-"lAt-iv/ adjective —dis·sim·i·la·to·ry /-l&-"tOr-E, -"tor-/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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