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Definitions of dissimilation in various dictionaries:
noun - a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
noun - breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
The act or process of making or becoming dissimilar.
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| The act or process of making or becoming dissimilar. |
| 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). |
| a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other |
| breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy |
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In phonology, particularly within historical linguistics, dissimilation is a phenomenon whereby similar consonants or vowels in a word become less similar. For example, when a /r/ sound occurs before another in the middle of a word in rhotic dialects of English, the first tends to drop out, as in "beserk" for berserk, "supprise" for surprise, "paticular" for particular, and "govenor" for governor this does not affect the pronunciation of government, which has only one /r/, but English government tends to be pronounced "goverment", dropping out the first n. * An example where a relatively old case of phonetic dissimilation has been artificially undone in the spelling is English colonel, whose standard pronunciation is /knl/ (with the r sound) in North-American English, or /knl/ International English. It was formerly spelt coronel and is a borrowing from French coronnel, which arose as a result of dissimilation from Italian colonnello.* |