Dissimilation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dissimilation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dissimilation 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" breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy Synonym(s): catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism Antonym(s): anabolism, constructive metabolism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissimilation \Dissim`ila"tion\, n. The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.