DISSIMILATION
\dɪsˌɪmɪlˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_m_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
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