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dissimilation

🇬🇧 UK/,disimileiʃən/🇺🇸 US/.disimi'leiʃәn/
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Definitions

n.

The process of becoming dissimilar; in linguistics, when one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other.

异化;(语言学)异化作用

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
simillike, same, similar
+
aconnector
+
tionact, process, state
=dissimilation

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Dissimilation is a process where similar sounds become different in speech.

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