Associations to the word «Dissimilation»
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Wiktionary
DISSIMILATION, noun. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
DISSIMILATION, noun. (phonology) A phenomenon whereby similar consonant or vowel sounds in a word become less similar, resulting in a form that is easier for the listener to perceive.
Dictionary definition
DISSIMILATION, 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".
DISSIMILATION, noun. Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.