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dissimilation
dissimilation definition
dis·simi·la·tion (di sim′ə lā′s̸hən)
noun
- a making or becoming dissimilar
- Linguis. a process of linguistic change in which one of two similar or identical phonemes within a word or phrase becomes unlike the other (Ex.: OFr marbre becomes Eng marble; L peregrinus becomes It pellegrino)
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