Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Dissimilation
Definitions for: Dissimilation
[n] breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
[n] 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*sim`i*la"tion, n.
The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.
