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dis·sim·i·la·tion
\dəˈsiməˈlāshən, (|)diˌsimə|l-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: dis- (I) + -similation (as in assimilation)
: the act of making or the process of becoming dissimilar: as
a. : catabolism — contrasted with assimilation
b. : the development of dissimilarity between two identical or closely related sounds in a word; also : the loss or dropping of one of two such sounds (as in Vulgar Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrinus or as in the pronunciation \ˈgəvənər\ instead of \ˈgəvərnər\ for governor by speakers of English who do not ordinarily “drop” their r's) — compare assimilation 4 |