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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).
[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.
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Dissimilation
is always a great word to know.
So is vowel. Does it mean:
| a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant; (w) in wet or (y) in yet |
| a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs |
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World English Dictionary
| dissimilation (ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of making dissimilar |
| 2. | phonetics the alteration or omission of a consonant as a result of being dissimilated |
| 3. | biology a less common word for catabolism |
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