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Definition of: dissimilation
(di·sim′ə·lə′shən) noun
1. The act or process of making or becoming dissimilar.
2. Phonet. The process whereby one of two or more identical or similar sounds in a word is changed or omitted, as in the pronunciation (lī′ber′ē) for library, or the English form turtle from Latin turtur.
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